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The Samyutta Nikaya, the third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas). Each vagga is further divided into samyuttas, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas on related topics. The samyuttas are named according to the topics of the suttas they contain. For example, the Kosala Samyutta (in the Sagatha Vagga) contains suttas concerning King Pasenadi of Kosala; the Vedana Samyutta (in the Salayatana Vagga) contains suttas concerning feeling (vedana); and so on.
An excellent modern print translation of the complete Samyutta Nikaya is Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000; originally published in two volumes, but now available in a single volume). A fine anthology of selected suttas is Handful of Leaves (Vol. 2), by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (distributed by the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies).
The suttas are numbered here by samyutta (chapter) and sutta, with the suttas numbered sequentially from the start of each samyutta, using as a guide the Rhys Davis & Woodward PTS English translations of the Samyutta Nikaya (The Book of the Kindred Sayings). The braces {} that follow each sutta and samyutta title contain the corresponding volume and starting page number, first in the PTS romanized Pali edition of the Samyutta Nikaya, then in Bhikkhu Bodhi's Connected Discourses of the Buddha ("CDB"). The translator appears in the square brackets [].
vagga — The Great Section (45-56)
1. Devata-samyutta — Devas
SN 1.1: Ogha-tarana Sutta — Crossing over the Flood {S i 1; CDB i 89} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha explains how he "crossed over the flood" of craving.
SN 1.3: Upaneyya.m Sutta — Doomed {S i 2; CDB i 90} [Walshe].
SN 1.9: Maanakaamo Sutta — Vain Conceits {S i 4; CDB i 93} [Walshe].
SN 1.10: Arañña Sutta — The Wilderness/A Face So Calm {S i 4; CDB i 93} [Ireland | Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Why do monks living in the forest wilderness look so happy?
SN 1.17: Dukkara.m (Kummo) Sutta — Difficult {S i 7; CDB i 96} [Walshe].
SN 1.18: Hiri Sutta — Conscience {S i 7; CDB i 96} [Thanissaro].
A lovely short teaching on the rarity and value of conscientiousness.
SN 1.20: Samiddhi Sutta — About Samiddhi/Samiddhi {S i 8; CDB i 97} [Thanissaro | Walshe].
A devata wonders: why waste time meditating in the hopes of some future reward, when one can enjoy sensual pleasures right here and now?
SN 1.25: Araha.m Sutta — The Arahant {S i 14; CDB i 102} [Walshe].
SN 1.38: Sakalika Sutta — The Stone Sliver {S i 27; CDB i 116} [Thanissaro].
After an attempt on his life, the Buddha shows by example how to handle pain.
SN 1.41: Aditta Sutta — (The House) On Fire {S i 31; CDB i 119} [Thanissaro].
A deva visits the Buddha and recites a lovely verse on the urgency of giving.
SN 1.42: Kindada Sutta — A Giver of What {S i 32; CDB i 120} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha explains to a deva the true value of various kinds of gifts.
SN 1.69: Iccha Sutta — Desire {S i 40; CDB i 132} [Thanissaro].
A brief and elegant summary of the heart of the Buddha's teaching.
SN 1.71: Ghatva Sutta — Having Killed {S i 41; CDB i 133} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha describes one thing that deserves to be killed.
2. Devaputta-samyutta — Sons of the Devas
SN 2.6: Kamada Sutta — Kamada's Lament {S i 48; CDB i 142} [Olendzki].
The Buddha reassures a doubting deva that, though the journey to Awakening may indeed be long and hard, it really can be done.
SN 2.7: Pañcalacanda Sutta — Pañcalacanda the Deva's Son {S i 48; CDB i 142} [Thanissaro].
Finding an opening to Nibbana.
SN 2.8: Taayano Sutta — Taayana {S i 49; CDB i 143} [Walshe].
SN 2.9: Candima Sutta — The Moon Deity's Prayer for Protection {S i 50; CDB i 144} [Piyadassi].
The Buddha intervenes on behalf of a deva caught in the grips of an evil demon. This sutta belongs to the group of paritta (protection) suttas that are chanted by monastics for devotional and ceremonial purposes.
SN 2.10: Suriya Sutta — The Sun Deity's Prayer for Protection {S i 51; CDB i 145} [Piyadassi].
The Buddha intervenes on behalf of a deva caught in the grips of an evil demon. This sutta belongs to the group of paritta (protection) suttas that are chanted by monastics for devotional and ceremonial purposes.
SN 2.19: Uttara Sutta — Uttara the Deva's Son {S i 54; CDB i 150} [Thanissaro].
Doing good and making merit: are these the best one can aim for in this short life?
SN 2.25: Jantu Sutta — Jantu {S i 61; CDB i 156} [Walshe].
SN 2.26: Rohitassa Sutta — To Rohitassa {S i 61; CDB i 157} [Thanissaro].
A well-traveled deva learns that we don't have to go to the ends of the world to find an end to suffering; we need look no further than right here, in this very body.
3. Kosala-samyutta — King Pasenadi of Kosala
SN 3.1: Dahara Sutta — Young {S i 68; CDB i 164} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reminds King Pasenadi that one's age is no measure of one's wisdom.
SN 3.4: Piya Sutta — Dear {S i 71; CDB i 167} [Thanissaro].
If you truly care about your own and others' welfare, then choose your actions with care.
SN 3.5: Atta-rakkhita Sutta — Self-protected {S i 72; CDB i 169} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha's defense policy. [TB]
SN 3.6: Appaka Sutta — Few {S i 73; CDB i 168} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reminds King Pasenadi of the pitfalls of wealth and luxury.
SN 3.7: Atthakarana Sutta — In Judgment {S i 74; CDB i 170} [Thanissaro].
King Pasenadi discovers what motivates people to tell lies.
SN 3.8: Mallikaa Sutta — Mallikaa {S i 75; CDB i 170} [Walshe].
SN 3.13: Donapaka Sutta/Do.napaaka Sutta — King Pasenadi Goes on a Diet/A Heavy Meal {S i 81; CDB i 176} [Olendzki | Walshe].
How King Pasenadi learns to use mindfulness to control his overeating
SN 3.14: Sangama Sutta — A Battle (1) {S i 82; CDB i 177} [Thanissaro].
SN 3.15: Sangama Sutta — A Battle (2) {S i 84; CDB i 178} [Thanissaro].
Two stories about the battles fought between rival kings, poignantly demonstrating how in war there is security neither for the victor nor the vanquished.
SN 3.17: Appamada Sutta — Heedfulness {S i 86; CDB i 179} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reveals the one quality in the heart that offers real security.
SN 3.19: Aputtaka Sutta — Heirless (1) {S i 89; CDB i 182} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha advises a rich householder on the proper use and enjoyment of wealth.
SN 3.20: Aputtaka Sutta — Heirless (2) {S i 92; CDB i 183} [Thanissaro].
Give generously and without regret, or you may suffer the same sad consequences as this wealthy householder.
SN 3.23: Loka Sutta — (Qualities of) the World {S i 98; CDB i 189} [Thanissaro].
Three common things in the world that inevitably lead to harm and suffering.
SN 3.24: Issattha Sutta — Archery Skills {S i 98; CDB i 190} [Thanissaro].
Generosity yields good results. But to whom should we give to reap the very best results?
[SuttaReadings.net icon] SN 3.25: Pabbatopama Sutta — Irresistible Force/The Simile of the Mountains {S i 100; CDB i 192} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
The Buddha offers a powerful simile to King Pasenadi to underscore the imminence of death and the urgency of Dhamma practice.
4. Mara-samyutta — Mara
Stories of Mara's attempts to outwit the Buddha.
SN 4.8: Nandana Sutta — Delight {S i 107; CDB i 200} [Thanissaro].
Mara and the Buddha debate this question: Are possessions a source of joy or of grief?
SN 4.13: Sakalika Sutta — The Stone Sliver {S i 110; CDB i 203} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha, recuperating from an assassination attempt, receives an unwelcome visit from Mara.
SN 4.19: Kassaka Sutta — The Farmer {S i 114; CDB i 208} [Thanissaro].
Mara proclaims his dominion over the sensory world, but the Buddha explains that he (Buddha) dwells in the one place that Mara can never go.
SN 4.20: Rajja Sutta — Rulership {S i 116; CDB i 209} [Thanissaro].
Mara, seeing that the Buddha has developed the four bases of power (iddhipada), tries to persuade him to give up the monastic life and become a powerful world ruler.
5. Bhikkhuni-samyutta — Nuns
Stories of Mara's attempts to lure the nuns away from their meditation spots in the forest by asking them provocative questions. Without exception, these wise women conquer Mara decisively.
SN 5.1: Alavika Sutta — Alavika/Sister Alavika {S i 128; CDB i 221} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why bother meditating? Why not just relax and enjoy life's pleasures?
SN 5.2: Soma Sutta — Soma/Mara Meets His Match/Sister Soma {S i 129; CDB i 222} [Bodhi | Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Can women achieve Awakening? Ven. Sister Soma handles this misguided question with ease.
SN 5.3: Gotami Sutta — Gotami/Sister Gotami {S i 129; CDB i 223} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why bother sitting in solitude in the forest?
SN 5.4: Vijaya Sutta — Vijaya/Sister Vijaya {S i 130; CDB i 224} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why don't we just put aside the meditation for awhile and go out dancing?
SN 5.5: Uppalavanna Sutta — Uppalavanna/Sister Uppalavanna {S i 131; CDB i 225} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why don't you just give up the dangers of the forest and live somewhere safer?
SN 5.6: Cala Sutta — Cala/Sister Cala {S i 132; CDB i 226} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: What's wrong with being reborn, anyway?
SN 5.7: Upacala Sutta — Upacala/Sister Upacala {S i 133; CDB i 227} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why not just settle for a happy rebirth among the devas?
SN 5.8: Sisupacala Sutta — Sisupacala/Sister Sisupacala {S i 133; CDB i 227} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Sister Sisupacala shows Mara how following the path of Dhamma doesn't mean buying into to a fixed philosophy.
SN 5.9: Sela Sutta — Sela/Sister Sela {S i 134; CDB i 228} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara tries to trip up Ven. Sister Sela with metaphysical questions.
SN 5.10: Vajira Sutta — Vajira/Sister Vajira {S i 134; CDB i 229} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Have you ever found yourself getting lured out of meditation by some fascinating, but utterly speculative, train of thought? Ven. Sister Vajira shows how to deal with this.
6. Brahma-samyutta — Brahma deities
SN 6.1: Ayacana Sutta — The Request {S i 136; CDB i 231} [Thanissaro].
Immediately after his Awakening, the Buddha receives a visit from Brahma Sahampati, who pleads with the Buddha to teach the Dhamma, for the sake of those "with little dust in their eyes."
SN 6.2: Garava Sutta — Reverence {S i 138; CDB i 233} [Thanissaro].
Shortly after his Awakening, the Buddha reviews the world around him, searching for another being whom he can now rightly call his teacher.
SN 6.13: Andhakavinda Sutta — Let the Wilderness Serve! {S i 154; CDB i 248} [Olendzki].
Brahma Sahampati offers up verses of praise for the Buddha, who sits meditating alone in the wilderness.
SN 6.15: Parinibbana Sutta — Total Unbinding {S i 157; CDB i 251} [Thanissaro].
Four eyewitness accounts of the passing away of the Buddha.
7. Brahmana-samyutta — Brahmans
SN 7.1: Dhanañjaanii Sutta — Dhanañjaani {S i 160; CDB i 254} [Walshe].
SN 7.2: Akkosa Sutta/Akkoso Sutta — Insult/Abuse {S i 161; CDB i 255} [Buddharakkhita | Thanissaro | Walshe].
What is your best response when someone is angry with you? Hint: if you offer some food to a guest, but the guest declines the offer, to whom does the food belong?
SN 7.6: Jata Sutta — The Tangle {S i 165; CDB i 259} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha answers Jata Bharadvaja's famous question, "Who can untangle this tangle [of craving]?"
SN 7.11: Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta — Discourse to Bharadvaja, the Farmer/To the Plowing Bharadvaja {S i 171; CDB i 266} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
The Buddha answers a farmer who asserts that monks do no useful work, and thus don't deserve to eat.
SN 7.12: Udaya Sutta — Breaking the Cycle {S i 173; CDB i 268} [Olendzki].
In delightfully alliterative Pali verse, the Buddha tells how, without true wisdom, the cycle of death and re-becoming are doomed to drone on and on and on.
SN 7.14: Maha-sala Sutta — Very Rich {S i 175; CDB i 271} [Thanissaro].
A touching glimpse into the sorrow that a father feels when his ungrateful children fail to honor him in his old age. Treat your parents well.
SN 7.17: Navakammika Sutta — The Builder {S i 179; CDB i 274} [Thanissaro].
What useful work can one possibly accomplish by sitting in meditation under a tree in the forest?
SN 7.18: Katthaharaka Sutta — Buddha in the Forest/Firewood-gathering {S i 180; CDB i 275} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
How does the Buddha practice jhana in the forest? [TB]
SN 7.21: Sangaarava Sutta — Sangaarava {S i 182; CDB i 278} [Walshe].
8. Vangisa-samyutta — Ven. Vangisa
SN 8.4: Ananda Sutta — Ananda {S i 188; CDB i 283} [Thanissaro].
Ven. Ananda offers advice to Ven. Vangisa on how to subdue lust.
9. Vana-samyutta — The forest
SN 9.1: Viveka Sutta — Seclusion {S i 197; CDB i 294} [Thanissaro].
A deva comes to the aid of a forest monk whose mind had been wandering during meditation.
SN 9.6: Anuruddha Sutta — Anuruddha {S i 200; CDB i 297} [Thanissaro].
One of Ven. Anuruddha's consorts from a previous life as a deva, visits him and invites him back.
SN 9.9: Vajjiputta Sutta — The Vajjian Princeling {S i 201; CDB i 300} [Thanissaro].
If you've ever wondered, "Why bother meditate?", listen to this devata's advice.
SN 9.11: Ayoniso-manasikara Sutta — Inappropriate Attention {S i 203; CDB i 301} [Thanissaro].
Food for thought for a monk being gnawed away by his thoughts.
SN 9.14: Gandhatthena Sutta — Stealing the Scent/The Thief of a Scent {S i 204; CDB i 303} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Have you ever wished for a guardian angel to warn you before you do something foolish? Here's one with an important lesson.
10. Yakkha-samyutta — Yakkha demons
SN 10.8: Sudatta Sutta — About Sudatta (Anathapindika) {S i 210; CDB i 311} [Thanissaro].
Anathapindika, the wealthy benefactor who would later donate the famous Jeta's Grove monastery to the Sangha, meets the Buddha for the first time.
SN 10.12: Alavaka Sutta — Discourse to Alavaka/To the Alavaka Yakkha {S i 213; CDB i 314} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
A yakkha challenges the Buddha with riddles and threatens to beat him up.
11. Sakka-samyutta — Sakka (the Deva king)
SN 11.3: Dhajagga Sutta — Banner Protection/The Top of the Standard {S i 218; CDB i 319} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
Are you ever overcome by fear? The Buddha offers an antidote.
SN 11.4: Vepacitti Sutta — Calm in the Face of Anger {S i 220; CDB i 321} [Olendzki].
Sakka, king of the devas, explains to a skeptic how forbearance is the best response to another's anger.
SN 11.5: Subhasita-jaya Sutta — Victory Through What is Well Spoken {S i 222; CDB i 323} [Thanissaro].
Marvelous account of a debating contest between two deities concerning the best way to respond to an angry person.
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CONTENTS CONTAINED IN ABOVE TITLE LINK
The Samyutta Nikaya, the third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas). Each vagga is further divided into samyuttas, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas on related topics. The samyuttas are named according to the topics of the suttas they contain. For example, the Kosala Samyutta (in the Sagatha Vagga) contains suttas concerning King Pasenadi of Kosala; the Vedana Samyutta (in the Salayatana Vagga) contains suttas concerning feeling (vedana); and so on.
An excellent modern print translation of the complete Samyutta Nikaya is Bhikkhu Bodhi's The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000; originally published in two volumes, but now available in a single volume). A fine anthology of selected suttas is Handful of Leaves (Vol. 2), by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (distributed by the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies).
The suttas are numbered here by samyutta (chapter) and sutta, with the suttas numbered sequentially from the start of each samyutta, using as a guide the Rhys Davis & Woodward PTS English translations of the Samyutta Nikaya (The Book of the Kindred Sayings). The braces {} that follow each sutta and samyutta title contain the corresponding volume and starting page number, first in the PTS romanized Pali edition of the Samyutta Nikaya, then in Bhikkhu Bodhi's Connected Discourses of the Buddha ("CDB"). The translator appears in the square brackets [].
vagga — The Great Section (45-56)
1. Devata-samyutta — Devas
SN 1.1: Ogha-tarana Sutta — Crossing over the Flood {S i 1; CDB i 89} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha explains how he "crossed over the flood" of craving.
SN 1.3: Upaneyya.m Sutta — Doomed {S i 2; CDB i 90} [Walshe].
SN 1.9: Maanakaamo Sutta — Vain Conceits {S i 4; CDB i 93} [Walshe].
SN 1.10: Arañña Sutta — The Wilderness/A Face So Calm {S i 4; CDB i 93} [Ireland | Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Why do monks living in the forest wilderness look so happy?
SN 1.17: Dukkara.m (Kummo) Sutta — Difficult {S i 7; CDB i 96} [Walshe].
SN 1.18: Hiri Sutta — Conscience {S i 7; CDB i 96} [Thanissaro].
A lovely short teaching on the rarity and value of conscientiousness.
SN 1.20: Samiddhi Sutta — About Samiddhi/Samiddhi {S i 8; CDB i 97} [Thanissaro | Walshe].
A devata wonders: why waste time meditating in the hopes of some future reward, when one can enjoy sensual pleasures right here and now?
SN 1.25: Araha.m Sutta — The Arahant {S i 14; CDB i 102} [Walshe].
SN 1.38: Sakalika Sutta — The Stone Sliver {S i 27; CDB i 116} [Thanissaro].
After an attempt on his life, the Buddha shows by example how to handle pain.
SN 1.41: Aditta Sutta — (The House) On Fire {S i 31; CDB i 119} [Thanissaro].
A deva visits the Buddha and recites a lovely verse on the urgency of giving.
SN 1.42: Kindada Sutta — A Giver of What {S i 32; CDB i 120} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha explains to a deva the true value of various kinds of gifts.
SN 1.69: Iccha Sutta — Desire {S i 40; CDB i 132} [Thanissaro].
A brief and elegant summary of the heart of the Buddha's teaching.
SN 1.71: Ghatva Sutta — Having Killed {S i 41; CDB i 133} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha describes one thing that deserves to be killed.
2. Devaputta-samyutta — Sons of the Devas
SN 2.6: Kamada Sutta — Kamada's Lament {S i 48; CDB i 142} [Olendzki].
The Buddha reassures a doubting deva that, though the journey to Awakening may indeed be long and hard, it really can be done.
SN 2.7: Pañcalacanda Sutta — Pañcalacanda the Deva's Son {S i 48; CDB i 142} [Thanissaro].
Finding an opening to Nibbana.
SN 2.8: Taayano Sutta — Taayana {S i 49; CDB i 143} [Walshe].
SN 2.9: Candima Sutta — The Moon Deity's Prayer for Protection {S i 50; CDB i 144} [Piyadassi].
The Buddha intervenes on behalf of a deva caught in the grips of an evil demon. This sutta belongs to the group of paritta (protection) suttas that are chanted by monastics for devotional and ceremonial purposes.
SN 2.10: Suriya Sutta — The Sun Deity's Prayer for Protection {S i 51; CDB i 145} [Piyadassi].
The Buddha intervenes on behalf of a deva caught in the grips of an evil demon. This sutta belongs to the group of paritta (protection) suttas that are chanted by monastics for devotional and ceremonial purposes.
SN 2.19: Uttara Sutta — Uttara the Deva's Son {S i 54; CDB i 150} [Thanissaro].
Doing good and making merit: are these the best one can aim for in this short life?
SN 2.25: Jantu Sutta — Jantu {S i 61; CDB i 156} [Walshe].
SN 2.26: Rohitassa Sutta — To Rohitassa {S i 61; CDB i 157} [Thanissaro].
A well-traveled deva learns that we don't have to go to the ends of the world to find an end to suffering; we need look no further than right here, in this very body.
3. Kosala-samyutta — King Pasenadi of Kosala
SN 3.1: Dahara Sutta — Young {S i 68; CDB i 164} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reminds King Pasenadi that one's age is no measure of one's wisdom.
SN 3.4: Piya Sutta — Dear {S i 71; CDB i 167} [Thanissaro].
If you truly care about your own and others' welfare, then choose your actions with care.
SN 3.5: Atta-rakkhita Sutta — Self-protected {S i 72; CDB i 169} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha's defense policy. [TB]
SN 3.6: Appaka Sutta — Few {S i 73; CDB i 168} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reminds King Pasenadi of the pitfalls of wealth and luxury.
SN 3.7: Atthakarana Sutta — In Judgment {S i 74; CDB i 170} [Thanissaro].
King Pasenadi discovers what motivates people to tell lies.
SN 3.8: Mallikaa Sutta — Mallikaa {S i 75; CDB i 170} [Walshe].
SN 3.13: Donapaka Sutta/Do.napaaka Sutta — King Pasenadi Goes on a Diet/A Heavy Meal {S i 81; CDB i 176} [Olendzki | Walshe].
How King Pasenadi learns to use mindfulness to control his overeating
SN 3.14: Sangama Sutta — A Battle (1) {S i 82; CDB i 177} [Thanissaro].
SN 3.15: Sangama Sutta — A Battle (2) {S i 84; CDB i 178} [Thanissaro].
Two stories about the battles fought between rival kings, poignantly demonstrating how in war there is security neither for the victor nor the vanquished.
SN 3.17: Appamada Sutta — Heedfulness {S i 86; CDB i 179} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha reveals the one quality in the heart that offers real security.
SN 3.19: Aputtaka Sutta — Heirless (1) {S i 89; CDB i 182} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha advises a rich householder on the proper use and enjoyment of wealth.
SN 3.20: Aputtaka Sutta — Heirless (2) {S i 92; CDB i 183} [Thanissaro].
Give generously and without regret, or you may suffer the same sad consequences as this wealthy householder.
SN 3.23: Loka Sutta — (Qualities of) the World {S i 98; CDB i 189} [Thanissaro].
Three common things in the world that inevitably lead to harm and suffering.
SN 3.24: Issattha Sutta — Archery Skills {S i 98; CDB i 190} [Thanissaro].
Generosity yields good results. But to whom should we give to reap the very best results?
[SuttaReadings.net icon] SN 3.25: Pabbatopama Sutta — Irresistible Force/The Simile of the Mountains {S i 100; CDB i 192} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
The Buddha offers a powerful simile to King Pasenadi to underscore the imminence of death and the urgency of Dhamma practice.
4. Mara-samyutta — Mara
Stories of Mara's attempts to outwit the Buddha.
SN 4.8: Nandana Sutta — Delight {S i 107; CDB i 200} [Thanissaro].
Mara and the Buddha debate this question: Are possessions a source of joy or of grief?
SN 4.13: Sakalika Sutta — The Stone Sliver {S i 110; CDB i 203} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha, recuperating from an assassination attempt, receives an unwelcome visit from Mara.
SN 4.19: Kassaka Sutta — The Farmer {S i 114; CDB i 208} [Thanissaro].
Mara proclaims his dominion over the sensory world, but the Buddha explains that he (Buddha) dwells in the one place that Mara can never go.
SN 4.20: Rajja Sutta — Rulership {S i 116; CDB i 209} [Thanissaro].
Mara, seeing that the Buddha has developed the four bases of power (iddhipada), tries to persuade him to give up the monastic life and become a powerful world ruler.
5. Bhikkhuni-samyutta — Nuns
Stories of Mara's attempts to lure the nuns away from their meditation spots in the forest by asking them provocative questions. Without exception, these wise women conquer Mara decisively.
SN 5.1: Alavika Sutta — Alavika/Sister Alavika {S i 128; CDB i 221} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why bother meditating? Why not just relax and enjoy life's pleasures?
SN 5.2: Soma Sutta — Soma/Mara Meets His Match/Sister Soma {S i 129; CDB i 222} [Bodhi | Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Can women achieve Awakening? Ven. Sister Soma handles this misguided question with ease.
SN 5.3: Gotami Sutta — Gotami/Sister Gotami {S i 129; CDB i 223} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why bother sitting in solitude in the forest?
SN 5.4: Vijaya Sutta — Vijaya/Sister Vijaya {S i 130; CDB i 224} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why don't we just put aside the meditation for awhile and go out dancing?
SN 5.5: Uppalavanna Sutta — Uppalavanna/Sister Uppalavanna {S i 131; CDB i 225} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why don't you just give up the dangers of the forest and live somewhere safer?
SN 5.6: Cala Sutta — Cala/Sister Cala {S i 132; CDB i 226} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: What's wrong with being reborn, anyway?
SN 5.7: Upacala Sutta — Upacala/Sister Upacala {S i 133; CDB i 227} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara: Why not just settle for a happy rebirth among the devas?
SN 5.8: Sisupacala Sutta — Sisupacala/Sister Sisupacala {S i 133; CDB i 227} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Sister Sisupacala shows Mara how following the path of Dhamma doesn't mean buying into to a fixed philosophy.
SN 5.9: Sela Sutta — Sela/Sister Sela {S i 134; CDB i 228} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Mara tries to trip up Ven. Sister Sela with metaphysical questions.
SN 5.10: Vajira Sutta — Vajira/Sister Vajira {S i 134; CDB i 229} [Bodhi | Thanissaro].
Have you ever found yourself getting lured out of meditation by some fascinating, but utterly speculative, train of thought? Ven. Sister Vajira shows how to deal with this.
6. Brahma-samyutta — Brahma deities
SN 6.1: Ayacana Sutta — The Request {S i 136; CDB i 231} [Thanissaro].
Immediately after his Awakening, the Buddha receives a visit from Brahma Sahampati, who pleads with the Buddha to teach the Dhamma, for the sake of those "with little dust in their eyes."
SN 6.2: Garava Sutta — Reverence {S i 138; CDB i 233} [Thanissaro].
Shortly after his Awakening, the Buddha reviews the world around him, searching for another being whom he can now rightly call his teacher.
SN 6.13: Andhakavinda Sutta — Let the Wilderness Serve! {S i 154; CDB i 248} [Olendzki].
Brahma Sahampati offers up verses of praise for the Buddha, who sits meditating alone in the wilderness.
SN 6.15: Parinibbana Sutta — Total Unbinding {S i 157; CDB i 251} [Thanissaro].
Four eyewitness accounts of the passing away of the Buddha.
7. Brahmana-samyutta — Brahmans
SN 7.1: Dhanañjaanii Sutta — Dhanañjaani {S i 160; CDB i 254} [Walshe].
SN 7.2: Akkosa Sutta/Akkoso Sutta — Insult/Abuse {S i 161; CDB i 255} [Buddharakkhita | Thanissaro | Walshe].
What is your best response when someone is angry with you? Hint: if you offer some food to a guest, but the guest declines the offer, to whom does the food belong?
SN 7.6: Jata Sutta — The Tangle {S i 165; CDB i 259} [Thanissaro].
The Buddha answers Jata Bharadvaja's famous question, "Who can untangle this tangle [of craving]?"
SN 7.11: Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta — Discourse to Bharadvaja, the Farmer/To the Plowing Bharadvaja {S i 171; CDB i 266} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
The Buddha answers a farmer who asserts that monks do no useful work, and thus don't deserve to eat.
SN 7.12: Udaya Sutta — Breaking the Cycle {S i 173; CDB i 268} [Olendzki].
In delightfully alliterative Pali verse, the Buddha tells how, without true wisdom, the cycle of death and re-becoming are doomed to drone on and on and on.
SN 7.14: Maha-sala Sutta — Very Rich {S i 175; CDB i 271} [Thanissaro].
A touching glimpse into the sorrow that a father feels when his ungrateful children fail to honor him in his old age. Treat your parents well.
SN 7.17: Navakammika Sutta — The Builder {S i 179; CDB i 274} [Thanissaro].
What useful work can one possibly accomplish by sitting in meditation under a tree in the forest?
SN 7.18: Katthaharaka Sutta — Buddha in the Forest/Firewood-gathering {S i 180; CDB i 275} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
How does the Buddha practice jhana in the forest? [TB]
SN 7.21: Sangaarava Sutta — Sangaarava {S i 182; CDB i 278} [Walshe].
8. Vangisa-samyutta — Ven. Vangisa
SN 8.4: Ananda Sutta — Ananda {S i 188; CDB i 283} [Thanissaro].
Ven. Ananda offers advice to Ven. Vangisa on how to subdue lust.
9. Vana-samyutta — The forest
SN 9.1: Viveka Sutta — Seclusion {S i 197; CDB i 294} [Thanissaro].
A deva comes to the aid of a forest monk whose mind had been wandering during meditation.
SN 9.6: Anuruddha Sutta — Anuruddha {S i 200; CDB i 297} [Thanissaro].
One of Ven. Anuruddha's consorts from a previous life as a deva, visits him and invites him back.
SN 9.9: Vajjiputta Sutta — The Vajjian Princeling {S i 201; CDB i 300} [Thanissaro].
If you've ever wondered, "Why bother meditate?", listen to this devata's advice.
SN 9.11: Ayoniso-manasikara Sutta — Inappropriate Attention {S i 203; CDB i 301} [Thanissaro].
Food for thought for a monk being gnawed away by his thoughts.
SN 9.14: Gandhatthena Sutta — Stealing the Scent/The Thief of a Scent {S i 204; CDB i 303} [Olendzki | Thanissaro].
Have you ever wished for a guardian angel to warn you before you do something foolish? Here's one with an important lesson.
10. Yakkha-samyutta — Yakkha demons
SN 10.8: Sudatta Sutta — About Sudatta (Anathapindika) {S i 210; CDB i 311} [Thanissaro].
Anathapindika, the wealthy benefactor who would later donate the famous Jeta's Grove monastery to the Sangha, meets the Buddha for the first time.
SN 10.12: Alavaka Sutta — Discourse to Alavaka/To the Alavaka Yakkha {S i 213; CDB i 314} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
A yakkha challenges the Buddha with riddles and threatens to beat him up.
11. Sakka-samyutta — Sakka (the Deva king)
SN 11.3: Dhajagga Sutta — Banner Protection/The Top of the Standard {S i 218; CDB i 319} [Piyadassi | Thanissaro].
Are you ever overcome by fear? The Buddha offers an antidote.
SN 11.4: Vepacitti Sutta — Calm in the Face of Anger {S i 220; CDB i 321} [Olendzki].
Sakka, king of the devas, explains to a skeptic how forbearance is the best response to another's anger.
SN 11.5: Subhasita-jaya Sutta — Victory Through What is Well Spoken {S i 222; CDB i 323} [Thanissaro].
Marvelous account of a debating contest between two deities concerning the best way to respond to an angry person.
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