Collections of 'numbered' or 'numerical' discourses and other related texts.
Hirīottappasutta
AN 7.65
Conscience and Prudence
A sense of conscience is the foundation that leads step by step to liberation.
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Sattasūriyasutta
AN 7.66
The Seven Suns
A rare discourse on cosmic evolution. The Buddha describes the successive appearance of seven suns and how even the earth will be burned up.
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Nagaropamasutta
AN 7.67
The Simile of the Citadel
When a king’s fortress is well supplied with seven things and has four kinds of food supplies it is impregnable. Similarly, a noble disciple with seven qualities and the four absorptions is impregnable.
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Dhammaññūsutta
AN 7.68
One Who Knows the Teachings
A mendicant who has seven qualities is worthy, with a special emphasis on listening to and learning the teaching.
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Pāricchattakasutta
AN 7.69
The Shady Orchid Tree
The blossoming of the Shady Orchid Tree delights the gods of the Thirty-Three, and in the same way, the renunciation of a Buddhist ascetic is delightful.
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Sakkaccasutta
AN 7.70
Honor
Sāriputta reflects on what a mendicant should revere in order to develop the wholesome. He reports to the Buddha that these things are indeed found in himself.
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Bhāvanāsutta
AN 7.71
Committed to Development
Liberation doesn’t happen because you wish for it, but because you develop the path.
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Aggikkhandhopamasutta
AN 7.72
The Simile of the Great Mass of Fire
It would be better for a monk to embrace a blazing fire than to lie with a maiden.
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Sunettasutta
AN 7.73
About Sunetta
There have been many great teachers in the past, who should not be reviled. But reviling a single noble disciple is even more serious.
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Arakasutta
AN 7.74
About Araka
Araka was a famous teacher long ago, when the life span was much greater than today. Nevertheless, he still taught impermanence; how much more is it relevant today!
