Buddham Dhammam

Pariyāyasutta

SN 46.52

Is There a Way?

Some wanderers tell some Buddhist mendicants that they, too, teach the five hindrances and the seven awakening factors, so what is the difference? The Buddha explains by giving a detailed analytical treatment that he says is...

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Aggisutta

SN 46.53

Fire

Which awakening factors should be developed when the mind is tired, and which when it is energetic? And what is always useful?

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Mettāsahagatasutta

SN 46.54

Full of Love

Some wanderers tell some Buddhist mendicants that they, too, teach the five hindrances and the four Brahmā meditations, so what is the difference? The Buddha explains the detailed connection between the Brahmā meditations and the...

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Saṅgāravasutta

SN 46.55

With Saṅgārava

The brahmin Saṅgārava asks why sometimes verses stay in memory while other times they don’t. The Buddha replies that it is due to the presence of either the hindrances of awakening factors. He gives a set of similes illustrating...

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Abhayasutta

SN 46.56

With Prince Abhaya

Prince Abhaya reports Pūraṇa Kassapa’s view that there is no cause for ignorance or knowledge, and asks the Buddha’s opinion. The Buddha replies that the cause of ignorance is the hindrances, and the cause of knowledge is the...

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