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coming down from a tree, yet he sti
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maintained mindfulness in order to
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After being returned to his stall,
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From one night to the next, Gautama
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Enlightenment, and yet we drown in
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Chapter Nineteen Tangerine of Mindf
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“Children, eating the tangerine i
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Chapter Twenty The Deer Every day t
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The Buddha smiled. “You children
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The Neranjara River led northwards
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While Siddhartha was explaining the
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That afternoon Yasa’s father came
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speak, most took vows to become bhi
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No one spoke for a long while. Then
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Kassapa hesitated. He thought of th
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Chapter Twenty-Seven All Dharmas Ar
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Chapter Twenty-Eight Palm Forest Th
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Chapter Twenty-Nine Dependent Co-Ar
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BOOK TWO
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King Bimbisara, accompanied by six
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“When the heron had devoured all
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meditation. The bhikkhus practiced
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Chapter Thirty-Two The Finger Is No
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Chapter Thirty-Three Beauty That Do
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Kaludayi and the other bhikkhus fou
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them. Thanks to a palace attendant
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suggestion. At last the Buddha said
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you will not react with anger. Inst
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“She said these words hurriedly a
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Chapter Thirty-Seven A New Faith Tw
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and virtue needed to realize such a
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Anupiya. Anuruddha suggested they g
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Chapter Thirty-Nine Waiting for Day
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Chapter Forty Cover the Land in Gol
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Chapter Forty-One Has Anyone Seen M
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Chapter Forty-Two Love Is Understan
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impermanence. Everything is imperma
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“Sunita, would you like to become
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Chapter Forty-Four The Elements Wil
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made unique by the presence of five
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The Buddha turned to Ananda, “Ana
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In addition to sutra masters, there
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Chapter Forty-Seven Follow the Dhar
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Ananda returned and announced to Sa
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Chapter Forty-Nine Earth’s Lesson
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precepts diligently.” Twice a mon
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Chapter Fifty A Handful of Bran The
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“To overcome craving, practice th
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past, what your feelings were then,
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The Buddha began to speak. “Frien
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Robe offering became a very popular
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unable to attend.” Venerable Upal
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Buddha, the owner hastily ran out a
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One morning, the Buddha entered Sav
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Chapter Fifty-Four Dwell in Mindful
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Chapter Fifty-Five Appearance of th
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The light was instantly extinguishe
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Chapter Fifty-Six Full Awareness of
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e unpleasant thoughts which arise f
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Chapter Fifty-Seven The Raft Is Not
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That morning, Prakriti met Ananda o
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Chapter Fifty-Eight A Handful of Pr
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Chapter Fifty-Nine The Net of Theor
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Chapter Sixty Lady Visakha’s Grie
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people in Savatthi.” “Visakha,
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pregnant. They found an attractive,
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Chapter Sixty-Two Sariputta’s Roa
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path to follow. In fact, we have lo
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uffaloes and ask your master’s pe
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Chapter Sixty-Four The Round of Bir
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e bound by the body and the feeling
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Ananda, “Ananda, would you say th
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could be no bodhi tree. The bodhi t
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depth of their wisdom, virtue, and
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characteristics of the Way of Enlig
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for existence. When you see this, y
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Chapter Sixty-Nine Where Will the B
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suchness. Returning to suchness can
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The man who silently hides his arro
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Isidatta did not answer. In fact, C
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Chapter Seventy-One The Art of Stri
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Venerable Devadatta turned to the c
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was no longer considered a member o
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Chapter Seventy-Three Hidden Rice L
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One bhikkhu wiped his tears and ans
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the Buddha?” One of the bhikkhus
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alone. They found him lying down be
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The path the Buddha taught avoided
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more sublime and profound teaching
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isolated. He had recently fallen il
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The Buddha said, “Your majesty, t
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Chapter Seventy-Seven Stars in Your
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to beat him and the other two bhikk
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future, King Ajatasattu will indeed
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spending several days in Kotigama,
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great as Sariputta, Moggallana, Pun
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After resting a short while, the Bu
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The Buddha asked the Venerable Anur
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The town officials had planned a fu
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Venerable Svasti watched the young
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Abbreviations used for sutras Trans
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Book One
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Chapter Two: Tending Water Buffaloe
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Chapter Four: The Wounded Swan Svas
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Chapter Six: Beneath a Rose-Apple T
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Chapter Eight: The Jewelled Necklac
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Chapter Ten: Unborn Child Siddharth
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Chapter Twelve: Kanthaka On a sprin
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Chapter Fourteen: Crossing the Gang
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Chapter Sixteen: Was Yasodhara Slee
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Chapter Eighteen: The Morning Star
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Chapter Twenty: The Deer The Buddha
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Turning the Whe
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Chapter Twenty-Four: Taking Refuge
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Chapter Twenty-Six: Water Rises, To
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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Palm Forest T
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Book Two
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Chapter Thirty-One: I Will Return i
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Chapter Thirty-Three: Beauty That D
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Chapter Thirty-Five: Early Morning
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Chapter Thirty-Seven: A New Faith N
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Chapter Thirty-Nine: Waiting for Da
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Chapter Forty-One: Has Anyone Seen
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Chapter Forty-Three: Everyone’s T
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Chapter Forty-Five: Opening the Doo
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Chapter Forty-Seven: Follow the Dha
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Chapter Forty-Nine: Earth’s Lesso
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Chapter Fifty-One: The Treasure of
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Chapter Fifty-Three: Dwelling in th
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Chapter Fifty-Five: Appearance of t
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Chapter Fifty-Six: Full Awareness o
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Chapter Fifty-Eight: A Handful of P
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Chapter Sixty: Lady Visakha’s Gri
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Chapter Sixty-Two: Sariputta’s Ro
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Chapter Sixty-Four: The Round of Bi
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Chapter Sixty-Six: Four Mountains T
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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Three Wondrous
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Chapter Seventy: The Quail and the
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Chapter Seventy-Two: Quiet Resistan
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Chapter Seventy-Four: Cry of the El
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Chapter Seventy-Six: The Fruits of
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Chapter Seventy-Eight: Two Thousand
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Chapter Eighty: Be Diligent! The Bu
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