Collections of 'numbered' or 'numerical' discourses and other related texts.
Sekhasutta
AN 6.31
A Trainee
Things leading to decline or non-decline.
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Paṭhamaaparihānasutta
AN 6.32
Non-decline (1st)
A god speaks on things leading to decline or non-decline.
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Dutiyaaparihānasutta
AN 6.33
Non-decline (2nd)
The Buddha recounts the events of the previous discourse.
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Mahāmoggallānasutta
AN 6.34
With Mahāmoggallāna
Mahāmoggallāna is visited by a Brahmā god who had formerly been a mendicant, and they discuss which of the gods are stream-enterers.
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Vijjābhāgiyasutta
AN 6.35
Things That Play a Part in Realization
Six kinds of perception that lead to wisdom.
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Vivādamūlasutta
AN 6.36
Roots of Dispute
If a mendicant nurses six kinds of defilements it leads to bitterness and disputes in the Saṅgha.
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Chaḷaṅgadānasutta
AN 6.37
A Gift With Six Factors
Seeing the laywoman Veḷukaṇṭakī preparing a meal for the Saṅgha, the Buddha celebrated by saying that giving is of great benefit when the donor and the recipient each possess three qualities.
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Attakārīsutta
AN 6.38
One’s Own Volition
The Buddha rebuts a brahmin’s claim that there is no such thing as actions initiated by oneself.
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Nidānasutta
AN 6.39
Sources
Greed, hate, and delusion are the roots of deeds.
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Kimilasutta
AN 6.40
With Kimbila
The Buddha explains to Venerable Kimbila the reasons why Buddhism lasts long after the Buddha’s demise.
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Dārukkhandhasutta
AN 6.41
A Tree Trunk
Even a simple block of wood can be perceived in different ways by a mendicant with advanced meditation.
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Nāgitasutta
AN 6.42
With Nāgita
When visited by a noisy crowd, the Buddha speaks to his attendant Nāgita of his love of seclusion and solitude, and of his regard for forest mendicants.
