Buddham Dhammam

Nālandasutta

SN 47.12

At Nāḷandā

Sāriputta boldly claims that no-one has ever, or will ever, be more enlightened than the Buddha. He admits that he cannot read the minds of all the Buddhas, but he understands a principle of the Dhamma: all those who become...

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Cundasutta

SN 47.13

With Cunda

Sāriputta dies of illness, and the novice Cunda together with Ānanda take his bowl and robes and report the sad news to the Buddha. The Buddha dispels Ānanda’s sadness by speaking of the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

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Ukkacelasutta

SN 47.14

At Ukkacelā

After the passing of Sāriputta and Moggallāna (whose actual death is unrecorded in the canon), the Buddha says the Saṅgha looks empty; yet he is not sad.

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Bāhiyasutta

SN 47.15

With Bāhiya

When Venerable Bāhiya asks for a teaching to take on retreat, the Buddha teaches the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, well grounded on ethics.

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Uttiyasutta

SN 47.16

With Uttiya

When Venerable Uttiya asks for a teaching to take on retreat, the Buddha teaches the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, well grounded on ethics.

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Ariyasutta

SN 47.17

Noble

The four kinds of mindfulness meditation lead to the end of suffering.

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Brahmasutta

SN 47.18

Divinity

Just after the Buddha’s awakening, Brahmā Sahampati supports the Buddha’s reflection that the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are the way to convergence.

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Sedakasutta

SN 47.19

At Sedaka

Two acrobats discuss whether one should support the other, or the other way around. The Buddha says they should support each other. In the same way we should practice the four kinds of mindfulness meditation both for one’s own...

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Janapadakalyāṇīsutta

SN 47.20

The Finest Lady in the Land

A parable that sets up an impossible challenge: to walk between a popular performer and the crowd jostling to see her, carrying a bowl of oil filled to the brim, while a man with a drawn sword waits to chop off your head if you...

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