Buddham Dhammam

KHEMASUTTA

SN 2.22

With Khema

The deity Khema utters a series of verses in praise of good deeds. The Buddha responds with a simile for someone who departs the path of the good.

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SERĪSUTTA

SN 2.23

With Seri

The deity Seri speaks of how everyone loves food, to which the Buddha responds with verses in praise of giving. Seri speaks of his own generosity in a past life.

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GHATĪKĀRASUTTA

SN 2.24

With Ghaṭīkāra

The deity Ghaṭīkāra speaks of the seven mendicants reborn in the Aviha realm. The sutta is similar to SN 1.50.

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JANTUSUTTA

SN 2.25

With Jantu

Some monks in Kosala fell into negligence, and were admonished by the deity Jantu.

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ROHITASSASUTTA

SN 2.26

With Rohitassa

Rohitassa asks the Buddha if it is possible to reach the end of the world by traveling. The Buddha says no; and Rohitassa tells of how in a past life as a seer he had tried to accomplish this very feat and failed. The Buddha says...

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NANDASUTTA

SN 2.27

With Nanda

Nanda speaks of the transience of life, saying one should do good to be reborn in a happy future life. The Buddha replies that one should let go attachment.

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NANDIVISĀLASUTTA

SN 2.28

With Nandivisāla

The god Nandivisāla gives an elaborate metaphor for the body, and asks how to escape from it.

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SUSIMASUTTA

SN 2.29

With Susīma

The Buddha asks Ānanda if he likes Sāriputta, and when he replies that he does, the god Susīma and his assembly appear, rejoicing in Sāriputta's praises, and radiating in lustrous colors.

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NĀNĀTITTHIYASĀVAKASUTTA

SN 2.30

The Disciples of Various Monastics of Other Religions

A series of deities who had formerly been ascetics in the non-Buddhist sects came to the Buddha, speaking verses in praise—or occasional criticism—of their former teachers.

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