The Chapter on If You Want — Buddham Dhammam

Ākaṅkhasutta

AN 10.71

One Might Wish

If a mendicant wishes to attain spiritual heights, they should begin by practicing the code of training rules.

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Kaṇṭakasutta

AN 10.72

Thorns

When the Buddha receives noisy visitors, several monks withdraw to a nearby forest to meditate. The Buddha praises them, saying that noise is a thorn to absorption.

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Iṭṭhadhammasutta

AN 10.73

Likable

Ten desirable things that are hard to get.

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Vaḍḍhisutta

AN 10.74

Growth

Ten aspects of prosperity.

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Migasālāsutta

AN 10.75

With Migasālā

The female lay disciple Migasālā questions Ānanda how the Buddha could have declared her father and her uncle had the same level of spiritual attainment, when one was much more strict than the other. Ānanda conveys this to the...