Collections of Numbered Discourses
Collections of 'numbered' or 'numerical' discourses and other related texts.
Five meditations lead to freedom. The Buddha supplies five similes, which subtly illustrate five aspects of awakening.
The difference between someone who merely studies the letter of the Dharma, and someone who truly lives by it.
Some warriors, like some monks, falter before the threat of battle, while others emerge victorious.
Some warriors, like some monks, are killed or injured in battle, while others emerge victorious.
The dangers of living in a wilderness among wild beasts and so on.
The uncertainties of life may prevent your practice.
When the teachers and leaders of the Saṅgha are not well practiced, their weakness will be passed down the generations.
The Saṅgha may forsake the simple life and indulge in luxuries.
