Samādhisutta
SN 56.1
Immersion
Mendicants should develop immersion so as to understand the four noble truths: suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
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Paṭisallānasutta
SN 56.2
Retreat
Mendicants should develop seclusion so as to understand the four noble truths.
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Paṭhamakulaputtasutta
SN 56.3
A Gentleman (1st)
Members of good families go forth to understand the four noble truths.
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Dutiyakulaputtasutta
SN 56.4
A Gentleman (2nd)
Members of good families go forth to penetrate the four noble truths.
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Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta
SN 56.5
Ascetics and Brahmins (1st)
True ascetics understand the four noble truths.
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Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta
SN 56.6
Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd)
True ascetics become awakened through understanding the four noble truths.
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Vitakkasutta
SN 56.7
Thoughts
Don’t think bad thoughts. Instead, think of the four noble truths.
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Cintasutta
SN 56.8
Thought
Don’t think in useless ways. Instead, reflect on the four noble truths.
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Viggāhikakathāsutta
SN 56.9
Arguments
Don’t argue. Instead, converse on the four noble truths.
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Tiracchānakathāsutta
SN 56.10
Low Talk
Don’t gossip. Instead, talk about the four noble truths.