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11.15 The meditation on love has eleven benefits. 11.16 Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless. 11.17 A cowherd with eleven qualities is competent to look after a herd of cattle. Likewise, a mendicant with eleven qualities can grow in the Dhamma. 11.18 The Buddha is asked by the men...

11.11 Mahānāma the Sakyan sees that the monks are preparing robes after the rains season. Knowing that the Buddha will soon depart, he asks how they are to live with their busy lives. 11.12 Mahānāma the Sakyan sees that the monks are preparing robes after the rains season. Knowing that the Buddha will soon depart, he asks how they are to live with their busy lives. 11.13 Nandiya the Sakiyan moves...

11.01 Good conduct leads to non-regret, to joy, and so on all the way to liberation. 11.02 A virtuous person need not make a wish; it is natural for the path to flow on. 11.03 The Buddha teaches that ethical conduct is the vital cause of the good qualities that lead to awakening. 11.04 Sāriputta teaches that ethical conduct is the vital cause of the good qualities that lead to awakening. 11.05 Āna...

10.217 The Buddha asserts that one’s kamma must be exhausted before making an end of suffering. This statement precedes a long explanation of deeds and their causes. 10.218 The Buddha asserts that one’s kamma must be exhausted before making an end of suffering. This statement precedes a long explanation of deeds and their causes. 10.219 The Buddha asserts that one’s kamma must be exhausted before...

10.211 The ten kinds of bad deeds lead you to hell; the ten good deeds to heaven. 10.216 Those who do the ten kinds of bad deeds are like creepy creatures.

AN 10.113 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in brief. AN 10.114 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in detail. AN 10.115 One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching. After hearing this in brief from the Buddha, the mendicants seek a detailed answer from Ānanda. AN 10.116...

AN 10.101 Three ascetic perceptions lead to seven results. AN 10.102 The seven factors of awakening lead to realizing the three knowledges. AN 10.103 The tenfold wrong path leads to failure, the tenfold right path leads to success. AN 10.104 When a person has wrong view, all their path development is wrong. But when they have right view, everything good follows. AN 10.105 Ignorance is the precurso...

An 10.95 The wanderer Uttiya asks the Buddha a series of ten metaphysical questions as to whether the cosmos is finite, etc. The Buddha responds by saying that he only teaches the end of suffering. Uttiya goes on to ask whether all beings will be liberated. The Buddha is silent, and Ānanda answers on his behalf. AN 10.96 The wanderer Kokanada meets Ānanda at the baths and engages him on the topic...

AN 10.91 The Buddha teaches Anāthapiṇḍika ten kinds of persons who enjoy sensual pleasures. AN 10.92 A noble disciple has eliminated five perils, realized the four factors of stream-entry, and seen the noble process. AN 10.93 Anāthapiṇḍika visits some wanderers, who ask him about the Buddha’s views. Anāthapiṇḍika asks them to explain their own view first. He then declares his own understanding of...

AN 10.84 When a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them. AN 10.85 Venerable Mahācunda teaches that when a mendicant boasts about spiritual attainments, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them. AN 10.86 Venerable Mahākassapa teaches that when a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator exami...

AN 10.81 Giving up ten things, the Buddha lives free of limits. AN 10.82 A mendicant cannot achieve progress if they have ten bad qualities starting with lack of faith. AN 10.83 Venerable Puṇṇiya asks why the Buddha sometimes feels like teaching, other times not.