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Sutta Discovery Vol 1a
The Buddha and the early Buddhist teachings (part 1)
A taste of early Buddhism
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| 1.1 | S 56.11 | Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta | The Buddha’s first discourse. | Youtube |
| 1.2 | S 56.11 | Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta or Pañca Sutta | 3 characteristics, 5 aggregates, and non-self. | Youtube |
| 1.3 | S 35.28 | Āditta (Pariyāya) Sutta | Everything is burning with greed, hate and delusion. | Youtube |
| 1.4 | D 25 | Udumbarikā Sīha,nāda Sutta | Dharma’s true purpose & spiritual bases for interfaith dialogue. | Youtube |
| 1.5 | S 55.7 | Veḷudvāreyya Sutta | The 4 precepts, the golden rule, values, and streamwinning. | Youtube |
| 1.6 | M 20 | Vitakka Saṇṭhāna Sutta | How to overcome distractions during meditation. | YouTube |
| 1.7 | SD 1.1 S 56.11 | Kevaḍḍha Sutta. 31 planes of existence according to the Pali source. | Miracles and even God does not know. | Youtube |
Sutta Discovery Vol 1b
The Buddha and the early Buddhist teachings (part 2)
A taste of early Buddhism
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| 1.8 | D 13 | Tevijja Sutta | Problems with the Creator-God idea and theistic prayer. | Youtube |
| 1.9 | M 142 | Dakkhiṇa Vibhaṅga Sutta | The first nuns and the nature of giving. | Youtube |
| 1.10 | Essay | The Dharma-ending Age | Who is responsible for the decline of Buddhism? | Youtube |
| 1.11 | D 25 | Ariya Pariyesana Sutta or Pāsa,rāsi Sutta | The events leading up to the great awakening. | Youtube |
| 1.12 | M 36,17-44 | Mahā Saccaka Sutta | The Bodhisattva’s self-mortification. | Youtube |
| 1.13 | M 12,44-63 | Mahā Sīhanāda Sutta | The Bodhisattva’s self-mortification. | YouTube |
| 1.14 | SD 1 Main bibliography |
Sutta Discovery Vol 2
Wealth & metta (lovingkindness)
With great wealth comes great opportunity to do good
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| 2.1 | A 5.41 | Adiya Sutta | The best benefits of wealth. | Youtube |
| 2.2 | A 4.62 | Anaṇa Sutta or Ānaṇya Sutta | The true benefits of worldly happiness. | Youtube |
| 2.3 | A 7.49 | Dāna Mahapphala Sutta | On the best motivation for giving | Youtube |
| 2.4 | A 10.76 | (Abhabba) Tayodhamma Sutta | Why and how to practise the spiritual life. | Gradual dharma practice. |
| 2.5 | A 10.76 | Moral shame and moral fear | The guardians of the world. | Two world protectors. |
| 2.6a | A 10.177 | (Saddha) Jāṇussoṇi Sutta | Who can benefit from the dedication of merit? | *** |
| 2.6b | A 2.3.5+6 | Neyy’attha Nīt’attha Sutta | Two types of religious language. | Youtube |
| 2.7 | Khp 7 | Tirokuḍḍa Sutta | The departed and merit. | Youtube |
| 2.8 | S 1.41 | (Agāra) Āditta Sutta | On having the right priorities in life. | Youtube |
| 2.9 | S 141-143 | Kiṁdada Sutta | On the best gifts. | Youtube |
| 2.10 | A 10.208 | Karajakāya Brahmavihāra Sutta | How lovingkindness limits karma and cultivate divinity in us. | How lovingkindness limits karma. |
| 2.11a | A 7.58 | (Sattaka) Mettā Sutta or (Puñña) Mettā Sutta | The spiritual benefits of lovingkindness. | Merit and lovingkindness |
| 2.11b | It 22 | Ma Punna Bhayi Sutta | The 3 grounds for merit making. | Do not fear merit. |
| 2.12 | A 5.144 | Tikaṇḍaki Sutta | Dealing with repulsive and the attractive. | Youtube |
| 2.13 | A 1.6.1-10 | Accharā Saṅghāṭa Vagga | Lovingkindness even works for a moment. | Benefits of lovingkindness. |
| 2.14 | S 20.4 | Okkha Sutta | Lovingkindness is more fruitful than giving. | Youtube |
| 2.15 | A 7.58a | (Ekā,dasaka) Mettânisaṁsā Sutta | The 11 benefits of lovingkindness. | Youtube |
| 2.16 | Essay | Is there a soul? | Is there a soul? | Youtube |
| 2.17 | Essay | Is rebirth immediate? | Is rebirth immediate? | Video |
| 2.18 | M 3 | Dhamma,dāyāda Sutta | Sariputta on how to inherit the Dhamma. | Our true legacy. |
| 2.19 | D 27 | Aggañña Sutta | The origin of the world, society and basic values. | Videos: 1/1; 2/2 |
| 2.20 | A 9.68 | (Pañcaka) Gati Sutta | The 5 realms of sentient existence. | Youtube |
| 2.21 | A 9.5 | (Saṅgaha) Bala Sutta | How to free one from the 5 common fears. | Youtube |
| 2.22 | M 129 | Bāla Paṇḍita Sutta | The hell and the universal monarch. | Youtube |
| 2.23 | M 130 | (Majjhima) Deva,dūta Sutta | The 4 sights and their meanings. | Youtube |
| 2.24 | M 12 exc | Mahā Sīha,nāda Sutta(M 12,17-19 +32-43) | The Buddha’s knowledge of the world. | YouTube |
| 2.25 | S 36.4 | Pātāla Sutta | On the symbolic nature of “hell”. |
Sutta Discovery Vol 3
Refuge-going
To go for refuge is to want to grow spiritually
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- For latest versions, see computerized dates at the end of the file.
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Sutta Discovery Vol 4
Karma 1
Karma means that we can radically change ourselves and the world
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| 4.1 | D 31 | Sigālovāda Sutta | The lay code of ethics and social responsibilities. | |
| 4.2-4 | A 5.151-153 | Sammatta Niyāma Suttas | How to prepare yourself for spiritual liberation. | |
| 4.5 | A 6.88 | Sussūsā Sutta | How to benefit from the Dharma with certainty. | |
| 4.6 | A 6.46 | (Catukka) Mahā Cunda Sutta | Fellowship between scholars and meditators. | |
| 4.7 | M 14 | Cūḷa Dukkha-k,khandha Sutta | The nature of true happiness. | |
| 4.8 | A 3.34 | (Hatthaka) Āḷavaka Sutta | The base of conciliation, true happiness. | |
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Sutta Discovery Vol 5
Dependent-arising
Dependent arising is about how the mind works, and ending suffering
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Sutta Discovery Vol 6
Wisdom 1
True wisdom is seeing things as they really are, and that we are no different
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Sutta Discovery Vol 7
The world and unverse
The world is our six senses: our eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind and their perceptions
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Sutta Discovery Vol 8
Lay-sainthood
No matter how low we have fallen, we can rise by looking deep into our heart
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| 8.9 | M 131 | Bhaddekaratta Sutta | Living here and now. | |
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Sutta Discovery Vol 9
Maha Parinibbana Sutta
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Sutta Discovery Vol 10
The limbs of awakening
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