Buddham Dhammam

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CHABBISODHANASUTTA

MN 112

The Sixfold Purification

If someone claims to be awakened, their claim should be interrogated with a detailed series of detailed questions. Only if they can answer them clearly should the claim be accepted.

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SAPPURISASUTTA

MN 113

A True Person

The Buddha explains that a truly good person does not disparage others or feel superior because of their attainment.

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SEVITABBĀSEVITABBASUTTA

MN 114

What Should and Should Not Be Cultivated

The Buddha sets up a framework on things to be cultivated or avoided, and Venerable Sāriputta volunteers to elaborate.

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BAHUDHĀTUKASUTTA

MN 115

Many Elements

Beginning by praising a wise person, the Buddha goes on to explain that one becomes wise by inquiring into the elements, sense fields, dependent origination, and what is possible and impossible.

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ISIGILISUTTA

MN 116

At Isigili

Reflecting on the changes that even geographical features undergo, the Buddha then recounts the names of sages of the past who have lived in Mount Isigili near Rājagaha.

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MAHĀCATTĀRĪSAKASUTTA

MN 117

The Great Forty

A discourse on the prerequisites of right samādhi that emphasizes the interrelationship and mutual support of all the factors of the eightfold path.

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Bhikkhu Bodhi

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ĀNĀPĀNASATISUTTA

MN 118

Mindfulness of Breathing

Surrounded by many well-practiced mendicants, the Buddha teaches mindfulness of breathing in detail, showing how it relates to the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

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Bhikkhu Bodhi

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KĀYAGATĀSATISUTTA

MN 119

Mindfulness of the Body

This focuses on the first aspect of mindfulness meditation, the observation of the body. This set of practices, simple as they seem, have far-reaching benefits.

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SAṄKHĀRUPAPATTISUTTA

MN 120

Rebirth by Choice

The Buddha explains how one can make a wish to be reborn in different realms.

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