Mūlapaṇṇāsa

Bài kinh (50)

• MN 1Kinh Pháp Môn Căn BảnMūlapariyāyasuttaThe Buddha examines how the notion of a permanent self emerges from the process of perception. A wide range of phenomena are considered, embracing…
• MN 2Kinh Tất cả các lậu hoặcSabbāsavasuttaThe diverse problems of the spiritual journey demand a diverse range of responses. Rather than applying the same solution to every problem, the…
• MN 3Kinh thừa tự PhápDhammadāyādasuttaSome of the Buddha’s students inherit from him only material profits and fame. But his true inheritance is the spiritual path, the way of…
• MN 4Kinh Sợ hãi khiếp đảmBhayabheravasuttaThe Buddha explains the difficulties of living in the wilderness, and how they are overcome by purity of conduct and meditation. He recounts some of…
• MN 5Kinh Không uế nhiễmAnaṅgaṇasuttaThe Buddha’s chief disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna, use a simile of a tarnished bowl to illustrate the blemishes of the mind and conduct. They…
• MN 6Kinh Ước nguyệnĀkaṅkheyyasuttaAccording to the Buddha, careful observance of ethical precepts is the foundation of all higher achievements in the spiritual life.
• MN 7Kinh Ví dụ tấm vảiVatthasuttaThe many different kinds of impurities that defile the mind are compared to a dirty cloth. When the mind is clean we find joy, which leads to states…
• MN 8Kinh Ðoạn giảmSallekhasuttaThe Buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. He lists forty-four aspects, which he…
• MN 9Kinh Chánh tri kiếnSammādiṭṭhisuttaVenerable Sāriputta gives a detailed explanation of right view, the first factor of the noble eightfold path. At the prompting of the other…
• MN 10Kinh Niệm xứSatipaṭṭhānasuttaHere the Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path, mindfulness meditation. This collects many of the meditation teachings found…
• MN 11Tiểu kinh Sư tử hốngCūḷasīhanādasuttaThe Buddha declares that only those following his path can genuinely experience the four stages of awakening. This is because, while much is shared…
• MN 12Ðại kinh Sư tử hốngMahāsīhanādasuttaA disrobed monk, Sunakkhatta, attacks the Buddha’s teaching because it merely leads to the end of suffering. The Buddha counters that this is, in…
• MN 13Ðại kinh Khổ uẩnMahādukkhakkhandhasuttaChallenged to show the difference between his teaching and that of other ascetics, the Buddha points out that they speak of letting go, but do not…
• MN 14Tiểu kinh Khổ uẩnCūḷadukkhakkhandhasuttaA lay person is puzzled at how, despite their long practice, they still have greedy or hateful thoughts. The Buddha explains the importance of…
• MN 15Kinh Tư lượngAnumānasuttaVenerable Moggallāna raises the topic of admonishment, without which healthy community is not possible. He lists a number of qualities that will…
• MN 16Kinh Tâm hoang vuCetokhilasuttaThe Buddha explains various ways one can become emotionally cut off from one’s spiritual community.
• MN 17Kinh Khu rừngVanapatthasuttaWhile living in the wilderness is great, not everyone is ready for it. The Buddha encourages meditators to reflect on whether one’s environment is…
• MN 18Kinh Mật hoànMadhupiṇḍikasuttaChallenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccāna…
• MN 19Kinh Song tầmDvedhāvitakkasuttaRecounting his own experiences in developing meditation, the Buddha explains how to understand harmful and harmless thoughts, and how to go beyond…
• MN 20Kinh An trú tầmVitakkasaṇṭhānasuttaIn a practical meditation teaching, the Buddha describes five different approaches to stopping thoughts.
• MN 21Kinh Ví dụ cái cưaKakacūpamasuttaA discourse full of vibrant and memorable similes, on the importance of patience and love even when faced with abuse and criticism. The Buddha…
• MN 22Kinh Ví dụ con rắnAlagaddūpamasuttaOne of the monks denies that prohibited conduct is really a problem. The monks and then the Buddha subject him to an impressive dressing down. The…
• MN 23Kinh Gò mốiVammikasuttaIn a curious discourse laden with evocative imagery, a deity presents a riddle to a mendicant, who seeks an answer from the Buddha.
• MN 24Kinh Trạm xeRathavinītasuttaVenerable Sāriputta seeks a dialog with an esteemed monk, Venerable Puṇṇa Mantāniputta, and they discuss the stages of purification.
• MN 25Kinh Bẫy mồiNivāpasuttaThe Buddha compares getting trapped by Māra with a deer getting caught in a snare, illustrating the ever more complex strategies employed by hunter…
• MN 26Kinh Thánh cầuPāsarāsisuttaThis is one of the most important biographical discourses, telling the Buddha’s experiences from leaving home to realizing awakening. Throughout, he…
• MN 27Tiểu kinh Dụ dấu chân voiCūḷahatthipadopamasuttaThe Buddha cautions against swift conclusions about a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, comparing it to the care a tracker would use when tracking…
• MN 28Ðại kinh Dụ dấu chân voiMahāhatthipadopamasuttaSāriputta gives an elaborate demonstration of how, just as any footprint can fit inside an elephant’s, all the Buddha’s teaching can fit inside the…
• MN 29Ðại kinh Thí dụ Lõi câyMahāsāropamasuttaFollowing the incident with Devadatta, the Buddha cautions the mendicants against becoming complacent with superficial benefits of spiritual life and…
• MN 30Tiểu kinh Dụ lõi câyCūḷasāropamasuttaSimilar to the previous. After the incident with Devadatta, the Buddha cautions the mendicants against becoming complacent and points to liberation…
• MN 31Tiểu kinh Rừng sừng bòCūḷagosiṅgasuttaThe Buddha comes across three mendicants practicing diligently and harmoniously, and asks them how they do it. Reluctant to disclose their higher…
• MN 32Ðại kinh Rừng sừng bòMahāgosiṅgasuttaSeveral senior mendicants, reveling in the beauty of the night, discuss what kind of practitioner would adorn the park. They take their answers to…
• MN 33Ðại kinh Người chăn bòMahāgopālakasuttaFor eleven reasons a cowherd is not able to properly look after a herd. The Buddha compares this to the spiritual growth of a mendicant.
• MN 34Tiểu kinh Người chăn bòCūḷagopālakasuttaDrawing parallels with a cowherd guiding his herd across a dangerous river, the Buddha presents the various kinds of enlightened disciples who cross…
• MN 35Tiểu kinh SaccakaCūḷasaccakasuttaSaccaka was a debater, who challenged the Buddha to a contest. Despite his bragging, the Buddha is not at all perturbed at his attacks.
• MN 36Ðại kinh SaccakaMahāsaccakasuttaIn a less confrontational meeting, the Buddha and Saccaka discuss the difference between physical and mental development. The Buddha gives a long…
• MN 37Tiểu kinh Ðoạn tận áiCūḷataṇhāsaṅkhayasuttaMoggallāna visits the heaven of Sakka, the lord of gods, to see whether he really understands what the Buddha is teaching.
• MN 38Ðại kinh Ðoạn tận áiMahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasuttaTo counter the wrong view that a self-identical consciousness transmigrates from one life to the next, the Buddha teaches dependent origination,…
• MN 39Ðại kinh Xóm ngựaMahāassapurasuttaThe Buddha encourages the mendicants to live up to their name, by actually practicing in a way that meets or exceeds the expectations people have for…
• MN 40Tiểu kinh Xóm ngựaCūḷaassapurasuttaThe labels of being a spiritual practitioner don’t just come from external trappings, but from sincere inner change.
• MN 41Kinh SàleyyakaSāleyyakasuttaThe Buddha explains to a group of brahmins the conduct leading to rebirth in higher or lower states, including detailed explanations of the ten core…
• MN 42Kinh VeranjakaVerañjakasuttaSimilar to the previous. The Buddha explains the conduct leading to rebirth in higher or lower states, including detailed explanations of the ten…
• MN 43Ðại kinh Phương quảngMahāvedallasuttaA series of questions and answers between Sāriputta and Mahākoṭṭhita, examining various subtle and abstruse aspects of the teachings.
• MN 44Tiểu kinh Phương quảngCūḷavedallasuttaThe layman Visākha asks the nun Dhammadinnā about various difficult matters, including some of the highest meditation attainments. The Buddha fully…
• MN 45Tiểu kinh Pháp hànhCūḷadhammasamādānasuttaThe Buddha explains how taking up different practices may have harmful or beneficial results. The memorable simile of the creeper shows how insidious…
• MN 46Ðại kinh Pháp hànhMahādhammasamādānasuttaWhile we all want to be happy, we often find the opposite happens. The Buddha explains why.
• MN 47Kinh Tư sátVīmaṁsakasuttaWhile some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a…
• MN 48Kinh KosambiyaKosambiyasuttaDespite the Buddha’s presence, the monks of Kosambī fell into a deep and bitter dispute. The Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and…
• MN 49Kinh Phạm Thiên cầu thỉnhBrahmanimantanikasuttaThe Buddha ascends to a high heavenly realm where he engages in a cosmic contest with a powerful divinity, who had fallen into the delusion that he…
• MN 50Kinh Hàng maMāratajjanīyasuttaMāra, the trickster and god of death, tried to annoy Moggallāna. He not only failed but was subject to a stern sermon warning of the dangers of…