Tradition
Buddhist
A tradition originating with the teaching of the Buddha in northern India and preserved in several textual collections. The discourses gathered here come from the Pali canon, recorded as talks given to particular people in particular circumstances.
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.48, “Things That Cannot Be Had”"Mendicants, there are five things that cannot be had by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world. What five? That someone liable to old age shou…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Dhammapada 3–6"They abused me, they hit me! They beat me, they robbed me!" For those who bear such a grudge, hatred is never laid to rest. "They abused me, they hit me! They beat me, they robbed…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Saṁyutta Nikāya 36.6, “An Arrow”"Mendicants, an unlearned ordinary person feels pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings. A learned noble disciple also feels pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings. What, then, is…