These suttas were presented in April 2024.
Majjhima Nikāya
- MN 28 Mahāhatthipadopamasutta: The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint, “And that should be seen as it actually is with proper wisdom thus: ‘This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.’”
- MN 111 Anupadasutta: One by One, “Sāriputta rightly keeps rolling the supreme Wheel of Dhamma that was rolled forth by the Realized One.”
Saṁyutta Nikāya
- SN 2.20 Anāthapiṇḍikasutta: With Anāthapiṇḍika, “Even a mendicant who has crossed over might at best equal him.”
- SN 2.29 Susimasutta: With Susīma, “Developed and well-tamed, he bides his time.”
- SN 8.6 Sāriputtasutta: With Sāriputta, “His call, like a myna bird, overflows with inspiration.”
- SN 14.15 Caṅkamasutta: Walking Together, “Those who have good convictions come together and converge with those who have good convictions.”
- SN 17.23 Ekaputtakasutta: An Only Son“, ‘But my darling, if you go forth from the lay life to homelessness, please be like Sāriputta and Moggallāna.’”
- SN 21.3 Ghaṭasutta: The Barrel, “Friend, compared to the Venerable Sāriputta we are like a few grains of salt compared to a barrel of salt.”
- SN 39.16 Dukkarasutta: Hard to Do, “But what’s hard to do for someone who has gone forth?”
- SN 45.3 Sāriputtasutta: Sāriputta, “Sir, good friends, companions, and associates are the whole of the spiritual life.”
- SN 46.4 Vatthasutta: Clothes, “In the morning, I meditate on whichever of these seven awakening factors I want.”
- SN 47.12 Nālandasutta: Nalanda, “He would not see a cleft or an opening in the walls even big enough for a cat to slip through.”
- SN 47.13 Cundasutta: With Cunda, “In the same way, in the great Saṅgha that stands with heartwood, Sāriputta has become fully extinguished.”
- SN 48.44 Pubbakoṭṭhakasutta: At the Eastern Gate, “Sir, in this case I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha’s claim…”
Aṅguttara Nikāya
- AN 1.189: Foremost with great wisdom, “The foremost of my monk disciples with great wisdom…”
- AN 3.130 Dutiyaanuruddhasutta: With Anuruddha (2nd), “With clairvoyance that is purified and surpasses the human, I survey the entire galaxy”
- AN 4.168 Sāriputtasutta: Sāriputta’s Practice, “I relied on the pleasant practice with swift insight to free my mind from defilements by not grasping.”
- AN 5.132 Dutiyacakkānuvattanasutta: Wielding Power (2nd), “Possessing five qualities Sāriputta rightly keeps rolling the supreme Wheel of Dhamma”
- AN 6.41 Dārukkhandhasutta: A Tree Trunk, “Reverends, do you see this large tree trunk?”
- AN 7.41 Dutiyavasasutta: Mastery of the Mind (2nd)“, Having seven qualities Sāriputta has mastered his mind and is not mastered by it.”
- AN 8.28 Dutiyabalasutta: Powers (2nd), “Sāriputta, how many powers does a mendicant who has ended the defilements have that qualify them to claim: ‘My defilements have ended’?”
- AN 9.11 Sīhanādasutta: Sāriputta’s Lion’s Roar, “The rag isn’t horrified, repelled, and disgusted because of this.”
- AN 9.14 Samiddhisutta: With Samiddhi, “Samiddhi, based on what do thoughts arise in a person?”
- AN 11.7 Saññāsutta: Percipient, “It’s incredible, it’s amazing! How the meaning and the phrasing of the teacher and the disciple fit together and agree without conflict…”
Udāna
- Ud 3.4 Sāriputta Sutta: Sāriputta, “As a mountain of rock is unwavering, well-settled”
- Ud 4.4 Juñha Sutta: Moonlit, “I’m inspired to give this contemplative a blow on the head.”
Peta Vatthu
- Pv 2.1 Saṃsāramocaka Sutta: Sāriputta Bhante Helps a Ghost, “Now what evil deed have you done by body, speech, or mind for you to have been born in the world of ghosts?”
Theragāthā
- Thag 17.2 From… Sāriputtattheragāthā: Sāriputta—Part 1, “An intelligent, learned person, steady in ethics, devoted to serenity of heart—let them stand at the head.”
- Thag 17.2 From… Sāriputtattheragāthā: Sāriputta—Part 2, “The wilderness is so lovely! Though most people don’t like it, those free of greed are happy there, as they don’t seek sensual pleasures.”
- Thag 17.2 From… Sāriputtattheragāthā: Sāriputta—Part 3, “I am everywhere free.”