Devatāvagga

Collections of Numbered Discourses

Collections of 'numbered' or 'numerical' discourses and other related texts.

Sekhasutta

AN 6.31

A Trainee

Things leading to decline or non-decline.

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Paṭhamaaparihānasutta

AN 6.32

Non-decline (1st)

A god speaks on things leading to decline or non-decline.

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Dutiyaaparihānasutta

AN 6.33

Non-decline (2nd)

The Buddha recounts the events of the previous discourse.

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Mahāmoggallānasutta

AN 6.34

With Mahāmoggallāna

Mahāmoggallāna is visited by a Brahmā god who had formerly been a mendicant, and they discuss which of the gods are stream-enterers.

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Vijjābhāgiyasutta

AN 6.35

Things That Play a Part in Realization

Six kinds of perception that lead to wisdom.

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Vivādamūlasutta

AN 6.36

Roots of Dispute

If a mendicant nurses six kinds of defilements it leads to bitterness and disputes in the Saṅgha.

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Chaḷaṅgadānasutta

AN 6.37

A Gift With Six Factors

Seeing the laywoman Veḷukaṇṭakī preparing a meal for the Saṅgha, the Buddha celebrated by saying that giving is of great benefit when the donor and the recipient each possess three qualities.

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Attakārīsutta

AN 6.38

One’s Own Volition

The Buddha rebuts a brahmin’s claim that there is no such thing as actions initiated by oneself.

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Nidānasutta

AN 6.39

Sources

Greed, hate, and delusion are the roots of deeds.

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Kimilasutta

AN 6.40

With Kimbila

The Buddha explains to Venerable Kimbila the reasons why Buddhism lasts long after the Buddha’s demise.

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Dārukkhandhasutta

AN 6.41

A Tree Trunk

Even a simple block of wood can be perceived in different ways by a mendicant with advanced meditation.

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Nāgitasutta

AN 6.42

With Nāgita

When visited by a noisy crowd, the Buddha speaks to his attendant Nāgita of his love of seclusion and solitude, and of his regard for forest mendicants.

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