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MN 129 From… Bālapaṇḍitasutta: The Foolish and the Astute—Animal World
There are animals who are born, live, and die in darkness.
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SN 20.8 Kaliṅgarasutta: Wood Blocks
These days the mendicants live using wood blocks as pillows, and they meditate diligently and keenly.
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AN 4.245 Sikkhānisaṁsasutta: The Benefits of Training
This spiritual life is lived with training as its benefit, with wisdom as its overseer, with freedom as its core, and with mindfulness as its ruler.
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AN 5.80 Anāgata-bhayāni Sutta: Future Dangers
These five future dangers, unarisen at present, will arise in the future
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AN 5.128 Samaṇasukhasutta: An Ascetic’s Happiness
There are these five kinds of suffering for an ascetic.
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AN 3.99 Potthakasutta: Jute
Jute canvas is ugly, unpleasant to touch, and worthless whether it’s new, worn in, or worn out.
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Snp 4.7 Tissametteyyasutta: With Tissametteyya
People tied to sensual pleasures envy them: the isolated, wandering sage
🏷️celibacy
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Thag 10.6 Vaṅgantaputtaupasenattheragāthā: Upasena son of Vaṅgantā
They should be content even with coarse food
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AN 5.111 Kulūpakasutta: Visiting Families
A mendicant with five qualities who visits families is unlikable and unlovable
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Snp 2.6 Kapilasutta: A Righteous Life
A righteous life, a spiritual life, they call this the supreme treasure.
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Iti 105 Taṇhuppādasutta: Arousing Craving
A person companioned by craving wanders on the long journey
🏷️craving
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AN 5.235 Anukampasutta: A Compassionate Mendicant
A resident mendicant with five qualities shows compassion to the lay people.
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AN 5.104 Samaṇasukhumālasutta: An Exquisite Ascetic of Ascetics
A mendicant with five qualities is an exquisite ascetic of ascetics
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MN 65 From… Bhaddālisutta: With Bhaddāli
What is the reason why there used to be fewer training rules but more enlightened mendicants?
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AN 10.48 Dasa Dhamma Sutta: Ten Things
There are these ten things that a person gone forth should reflect on often.
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AN 3.86 Paṭhamasikkhāsutta: Training (1st)
Take the case of a mendicant who has fulfilled their ethics, but has limited immersion and wisdom.
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Thag 3.11: The Verses of Arahant Upāli (249-251)
A newly ordained monk … should live in the midst of monks.
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AN 4.25 Brahmacariyasutta: The Spiritual Life
Bhikkhus, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of deceiving people and cajoling them
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AN 10.31 Upālisutta: Upāli
It is on these ten grounds that the Tathāgata has prescribed the training rules for his disciples and recited the Pātimokkha.
🏷️Vinaya
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MN 107 Gaṇakamoggallānasutta: With Moggallāna the Accountant
First of all he’d make it get used to wearing the bit.
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AN 5.114 Andhakavinda Sutta: At Andhakavinda
Ānanda, the new monks…should be encouraged, exhorted, and established in these five things.
