These suttas were presented in August 2023.
Dīgha Nikāya
- DN 31 From… Siṅgālasutta: Advice to Sigālaka—Drawbacks of Laziness “There are these six drawbacks of habitual laziness.”
- DN 31 From… Siṅgālasutta: Advice to Sigālaka—Good Friends “You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s a helper on four grounds.”
Majjhima Nikāya
- MN 71 From… Tevijjavacchasutta: To Vacchagotta on the Three Knowledges “But are there any laypeople who, without giving up the fetter of lay life, go to heaven when the body breaks up?”
- MN 97 From… Dhanañjānisutta: With Dhanañjāni “I have to provide for my mother and father, my wives and children, and my bondservants and workers.”
- MN 99 From… Subhasutta: With Subha “Because of wrong practice, neither laypeople nor renunciates succeed in the system of the skillful teaching.”
- MN 137 From… Saḷāyatanavibhaṅgasutta: The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields “There are six kinds of lay happiness and six kinds of renunciate happiness.”
Saṁyutta Nikāya
- SN 7.10 Bahudhītarasutta: Many Daughters “This ascetic mustn’t have rats in a vacant barn dancing merrily…”
- SN 7.12 UdayaSutta: Udaya “Again & again they sow the seed.”
- SN 7.19 Mātuposakasutta: The Brahmin Who Provided for His Mother “Master Gotama, I seek alms by legitimate means, which I use to provide for my mother and father.”
- SN 17.24 Ekadhītusutta: An Only Daughter “‘My darling, please be like the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother.’”
- SN 45.24 Dutiyapaṭipadāsutta: The Way (2) “Bhikkhus, whether for a layperson or one gone forth, I do not praise the wrong way.”
Aṅguttara Nikāya
- AN 1.248-257 Foremost Laymen “The foremost of my laymen in first going for refuge are the merchants Tapussa and Bhallika.”
- AN 1.258-267 Foremost Laywomen “The foremost of my laywomen in first going for refuge is Sujātā the general’s daughter.”
- AN 4.60 Gihisāmīcisutta: The Layperson’s Proper Practice “For them both by day and night merit always increases”
- AN 4.62 Ānaṇyasutta: Freedom From Debt “Householder, there are these four kinds of happiness that may be achieved by a layperson who enjoys sensual pleasures”
- AN 5.41 Ādiyasutta: Getting Rich “Householder, there are these five reasons to get rich.”
- AN 5.58 Licchavikumārakasutta: Licchavi Youths “They praise him here in this world and after death he rejoices in heaven.”
- AN 5.174 Verasutta: Threats “Householder, unless these five dangers and threats are given up, one is said to be unethical, and is reborn in hell. What five?”
- AN 5.228 Ussūrabhattasutta: Eating Late “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks for a family who takes their meals late in the day.”
- AN 8.25 Mahānāmasutta: With Mahānāma “Sir, how is a lay follower defined?”
- AN 8.54 Dīghajāṇusutta: With Dīghajāṇu “Sir, we are laypeople who enjoy sensual pleasures and living at home with our children.”
- AN 8.70 From… Bhūmicālasutta: Earthquakes “I shall not become fully extinguished until my spiritual path is successful and prosperous, extensive, popular, widespread…”
- AN 10.26 Kāḷīsutta: With Kāḷī “I’ve reached the goal, peace of heart.”
- AN 10.74 Vaḍḍhisutta: Growth “A noble disciple who grows in ten ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.”
- AN 11.13 Nandiyasutta: With Nandiya “Now, we spend our life in various ways. Which of these should we practice?”
Dhammapada
- Dhp 302 From… Pakiṇṇakavagga: “Going forth is hard, it’s hard to be happy”
Udāna
- Ud 2.5 Upāsakasutta: A Lay Follower “For a long time I’ve wanted to come and see the Buddha…”
Sutta Nipāta
- Snp 2.4 Maṅgalasutta: Blessings “Caring for mother and father, kindness to children and partners, and unstressful work: this is the highest blessing.”
- Snp 2.14 From… Dhammikasutta: With Dhammika “Now I shall tell you the householder’s duty, doing which one becomes a good disciple.”
Vimana Vatthu
- Vv 5.11 Dutiya Nāga Sutta: Second Elephant Mansion “What kind of meritorious actions did you do when you were in the human world?”