Buddham Dhammam

AJARASĀSUTTA

SN 1.52

Getting Old

Morality is good when it doesn't decay.

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MITTASUTTA

SN 1.53

A Friend

Things that are friends in this life and the next.

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VATTHUSUTTA

SN 1.54

Grounds

What is it that sustains various beings? Unusually, this verse lacks a "Dhamma" counterpart.

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PATHAMAJANASUTTA

SN 1.55

Gives Birth (1st)

A person is created by craving and fears suffering.

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DUTIYAJANASUTTA

SN 1.56

Gives Birth (2nd)

A person is created by craving and is not freed from suffering

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TATIYAJANASUTTA

SN 1.57

Gives Birth (3rd)

A person is created by craving and their destiny is shaped by their deeds.

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UPPATHASUTTA

SN 1.58

Deviation

What is the wrong path?

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DUTIYASUTTA

SN 1.59

A Partner

A person's true companion is their faith.

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KAVISUTTA

SN 1.60

A Poet

A pair of verses on the nature of poetry, and lacking a Dhamma counterpart.

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