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ânandajoti Bhikkhu
May 2010
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Table of Contents
The Earliest Recorded Discourses of the Buddha
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The Second Discourse (13 mins)
The Fourth Discourse (13 mins)
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The Great Emancipation (Mahàparinibbànasuttaü, DN 16)
The Way to the Beyond (Pàràyanavaggo)
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1: Introductory Verses (10.40 mins)
1: Ajita's Questions (26.15 mins)
2: Tissa Metteyya's Questions (26.15 mins)
3: Puõõaka's Questions (26.15 mins)
4: Mettagå's Questions (26.15 mins)
5: Dhotaka's Questions (26.15 mins)
6: Upasãva's Questions (26.15 mins)
7: Nanda's Questions (26.15 mins)
8: Hemaka's Questions (26.15 mins)
9: Todeyya's Questions (26.15 mins)
10: Kappa's Questions (26.15 mins)
11: Jatukaõõã's Questions (26.15 mins)
12: Bhadràvudha's Questions (26.15 mins)
13: Udaya's Questions (26.15 mins)
14: Posàla's Questions (26.15 mins)
15: Mogharàja's Questions (26.15 mins)
16: Piïgiya's Questions (26.15 mins)
Verses in Praise of the Way to the Beyond (26.15 mins)
Verses on the Recital of the Way to the Beyond (4.30 mins)
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1: The Awakening Tree (28 mins)
6: The Congenitally Blind (64 mins)
7: The Short Discourses (17 mins)
8: The Pàñalã Villagers (44 mins)
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The Ways of Attending to Mindfulness (Satipaññhànasuttaü, MN 10)
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Contemplation of the Body (26 mins)
Contemplation of Feelings (2.25 mins)
Contemplation of Mind (2.40 mins)
Contemplation of (the Nature of) Things (19 mins)
The Advantages of Developing the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness (2.6 mins )
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The Analysis of the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness
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1: The Section Derived from the Discourses (61 mins) (Link to Text)
2: The Section (derived) from the Abstract Teaching (23 mins) (Link to Text)
3: The Questionnaire (27 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse about Mindfulness while Breathing (36 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse about Mindfulness related to the Body (35 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse to Girimànanda (13 mins) (Link to Text)
The Long Discourse Giving Advice to Ràhula (20 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse Concerning Màluïkyaputta (12 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse that set the Dhamma Wheel Rolling (12 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse giving the Analysis of the Truths (18 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse giving the Analysis of Offerings (14 mins) (Link to Text)
The Discourse about the Belief Systems (16 mins) (Link to Text)
The First Discourse on the Bases for Talk (5 mins) (Link to Text)
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1: Introductory Stanzas (2 mins)
1: The Story of the Tigress (15 mins)
2: The Story of the King of the øibis (28 mins)
3: The Story of the Small Portion of Gruel (13 mins)
4: The Story of the Head of A Guild (13 mins)
5: The Story of Aviùahya (17 mins)
6: The Story of the Hare (22 mins)
7: The Story of Agastya (26 mins)
8: The Story of Maitrãbàla (39 mins)
9: The Story of Vièvantara (55 mins)
10: The Story of the Sacrifice (25 mins)
11: The Story of øakra (11 mins)
12: The Story of the Bràhman (13 mins)
13: The Story of Unmàdayantã (27 mins)
14: The Story of Supàraga (26 mins)
15: The Story of the Fish (11 mins)
16: The Story of the Quails' Young (7 mins)
17: The Story of the Jar (17 mins)
18: The Story of the Childless One (14 mins)
19: The Story of the Lotus Stalks (24 mins)
20: The Story of the Treasurer (21 mins)
21: The Story of Cuóóabodhi (22 mins)
22: The Story of the Holy Swans (48 mins)
23: The Story of Mahàbodhi (45 mins)
24: The Story of the Great Ape (23 mins)
25: The Story of the øarabha (17 mins)
26: The Story of the Ruru Deer (28 mins)
27: The Story of the Great Monkey (24 mins)
28: The Story of Kùàntivàdin (40 mins)
29: The Story of the Inhabitant of the Brahmaloka (29 mins)
30: The Story of the Elephant (27 mins)
31: The Story of Sutasoma (57 mins)
32: The Story of AyogÔha (26 mins)
33: The Story of the Buffalo (11 mins)
34: The Story of the Woodpecker (15 mins)
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The Life of the Victorious Buddha (Jinacaritaü)
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01: Homage to the Three Treasures (1.37 mins)
03: The Going-Forth (2.07 mins)
04: Buddha Dipaïkara (2.29 mins)
05: The Resolution (2.41 mins)
06: The Perfections (2.06 mins)
07: The Conception (3.05 mins)
09: The 32 Wonders (4.56 mins)
10: The Ascetic Kàladevala (2.14 mins)
11: The Ploughing Festival (1.51 mins)
14: The Great Renunciation (2.50 mins)
18: The Bodhi Tree (3.54 mins)
19: The Defeat of Màra (6.13 mins)
20: The Perfect Awakening (1.33 mins)
21: The Seven Weeks (2.18 mins)
22: The Divinity's Request (4.48 mins)
23: The Rolling of the Dhamma Wheel (5.09 mins)
24: King Bimbisàra (2.42 mins)
26: The Visit to the Sàkiyàs (3.35 mins)
27: King Suddhodana (3.38 mins)
28: Yasodharà, Ràhula, and Nanda (2.57 mins)
29: The Purchasing of Jeta's Wood (4.27 mins)
30: The Donation of Jeta's Wood (3.02 mins)
31: The Rain's Residences(7.37 mins)
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