Buddham Dhammam

Gāvīupamāsutta

AN 9.35

The Simile of the Cow

Just as a foolish cow can get in trouble wandering the mountains, a foolish mendicant can get lost practicing absorption if they do it wrongly.

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Jhānasutta

AN 9.36

Depending on Absorption

The ending of defilements happens due to the practice of absorption meditation.

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Ānandasutta

AN 9.37

By Ānanda

Ānanda exclaims how amazing it is that the Buddha has found a way to freedom while still experiencing the world. Questioned by the monk Udāyī, Ānanda recounts a discussion on advanced meditation with the nun Jaṭilagāhiyā.

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Lokāyatikasutta

AN 9.38

Brahmin Cosmologists

Two brahmin cosmologists ask the Buddha to decide between competing claims as to whether the cosmos is infinite. Rejecting metaphysical claims, the Buddha says that there is no end of the world that can be reached by traveling...

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Devāsurasaṅgāmasutta

AN 9.39

The War Between the Gods and the Titans

In the wars between gods and demons, they find safety only in their own fortress. Similarly, a mendicant finds safety in absorption.

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Nāgasutta

AN 9.40

The Simile of the Bull Elephant in the Forest

A bull elephant, annoyed by living in the herd, goes off by himself. Similarly, a mendicant feeling crowded in a monastery goes off by themselves and happily meditates in seclusion.

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Tapussasutta

AN 9.41

With the Householder Tapussa

The householder Tapussa reflects that it is renunciation that distinguishes lay from monastic. The Buddha responds by giving a long account of his practice of absorption before awakening.

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