LONG DISCOURSES GROUP

 CONTENTS

(1)  SILAKHANDHAVAGGA

1.   BRAHMAJALASUTTA  :  dealing with the noble, subtle nets with their vast and subtle ensnaring powers.

2.  SAMANNAPHALASUTTA  :  dealing with the results to be expected of going forth.

3.  AMBATTHASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a youth by the name of Ambattha, tracing the history of the Sakyans.

4.  SONADANDASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a Brahmin by the name of Sonadanda, describing 5 characteristics of a Brahmin.

5.  KUTADANTASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a Brahmin by the name of Kutadanta about the ritual sacrifices, suggesting a change into social welfare systems in preference to animal slaughtering, and with matters such as government improvement through economic promotion in order to reduce crime rates.

6. MAHALISUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a Licchavi by the name of Mahali about clairvoyance,  clairaudience and the higher attainment i.e. elimination of all Asavas, the subtle, subconscious passions or Defilements.

7.  JALIYASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with two monks one of whom was named Jaliya about Jiva, the vital force, and Sarira, the body.

8.  MAHASIHANADASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s declaration, like the roar of a lion, which was based on his noble virtues.

9.  POTTHAPADASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a mendicant by the name of Potthapada about Atta (Self) and other advanced themes.

10.  SUBHASUTTA  :  dealing with Venerable Ananda’s dialogue with a youth by the name of Subha Todeyyaputta.

11.  KEVATTASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s sermon delivered to a house holder by the name of Kevatta about the Three Miracles.

12.  LOHICCASUTTA  :  dealing with the Buddha’s dialogue with a Brahmin by the name of Lohicca about Wrong Views and religious teachers that should be blamed and that should not.

13. TEVIJJASUTTA  :  dealing with the question whether or not a Brahmin having completed the Three Vedas has even seen Lord Brahma and also with the means by which to be united with Lord Brahma.

(2)  MAHAVAGGA

1.   Mahapadanasutta, dealing with accounts relating to 7 Buddhas and details of the accounts of the Buddha named Vipassi.

2.  Mahanidanasutta, dealing with the main cause of the Paticcasamuppada or the Dependent Origination, including The concept of Atta.

3.  Mahaparinibbanasutta, dealing with the last days of The Buddha until distribution of the Buddha’s Relics.

4.  Mahasudassanasutta, dealing with the emperor called Sudassana, as told to Venerable Ananda by the Buddha Before his (the Buddhs’s) passing away.

5.  Janavasabhasutta, dealing with a  demon by the name of Janavasabha who informed the Buddha of various matters. It was later told to Venerable Ananda by the Buddha.

6.  Mahagovindasutta, dealing with a Brahmin by the name of Mahagovinda.

7.  Mahagovindasutta, dealing with the Great Meeting of the celestial beings who gathered to meet the Buddha.

8. Sakkapanhasutta, dealing with ten questions put to the Buddha by Sakka, the celestial King.

9.  Mahasatipatthanasutta, dealing with the Four Great Foundations of Mindfulness viz. On the body, sensation, states of mind and phenomena.

10.  Payasirajannasutta, dealing with king Payasi, who did not believe in rebirth and who conversed with Venerable Kumarakassapa.

(3)  PATIKAVAGGA

1. Patikasutta, concerning a naked ascetic who was son of Patika (a tray-maker). He boasted being comparable to the Buddha.

2. Udumbarikasutta, concerning the happenings in Paribbajaka Grove, constructed for the Buddha by Queen Udumbarika, Dealing with the dialogue about recluses between the Buddha and a mendicant by the name of Nigrodha.

3. Cakkavattisutta, concerning an emperor, the development and decline of morality, and a Buddha by the name of Metraiya.

4. Aggannasutta, concerning a person who is superior to others with regard to knowledge and conduct; the four castes; and the origin of the world, which gave birth to those castes.

5. Sampasadaniyasutta, concerning fascinating qualities, describibg such qualities of the Buddha as told to him by Venerable Sariputta.

6. Pasadikasutta, concerning fascinating sermons, the Norm and the Law that is ill-expounded and that is well-expounded, and the disciples’ manners of practice.

7. Lakkhanasutta, concerning the thirty-two marks of a great man, and the causes thereof.

8. Singalakasutta, concerning a youth by the name of Singalaka, comprising mainly the practices and duties of a householder in different aspects of relationship, and the six personified directions.

9. Atanatiyasutta, concerning the protection in the town of Atanata, as related to the Buddha by Lord of the celestial plane called Catumaharaja.

10. Sangitisutta, concerning classification of the Buddha’s doctrine as exemplified by Venerable Sariputta. It was later the predecessor of later categorization system.

11. Dasuttarasutta, concerning numerical grouping of the Dhamma, from one to ten, being described by Venerable Sariputta to be later, as the foregoing Sangitisutta, the  predecessor of a systematic categorization of the Dhamma.

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