Collections of sutta texts outside the four main collections.
Kāmasutta
Snp 4.1
Sensual Pleasures
The drawbacks of sensual desires.
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Guhaṭṭhakasutta
Snp 4.2
Eight on the Cave
Those who remain attached to the body, to sensuality, and to their sense of "mine" will have a hard time freeing themselves from fear of death and from further becoming.
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Duṭṭhaṭṭhakasutta
Snp 4.3
Eight on Malice
Freedom isn't to be found by boasting of your precepts and practices or by debating your views.
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Suddhaṭṭhakasutta
Snp 4.4
Eight on the Pure
How to avoid the trap of letting go of one thing only to cling to something more subtle.
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Paramaṭṭhakasutta
Snp 4.5
Eight on the Ultimate
The conceit that comes from clinging to practices or views-even if they're supreme-is a fetter preventing full freedom.
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Jarāsutta
Snp 4.6
Old Age
Life is short. Possessiveness brings grief. Freedom comes from abandoning any sense of "mine."
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Tissametteyyasutta
Snp 4.7
To Tissametteyya on the Dangers of Sex
The drawbacks of falling away from the celibate life.
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Pasūrasutta
Snp 4.8
To Pasūra on Debate
The drawbacks of engaging in debates, for winners and losers alike.
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Māgaṇḍiyasutta
Snp 4.9
With Māgaṇḍiya
Māgandiya offers the Buddha his daughter in marriage. The Buddha refuses and further subdues Māgandiya's pride by describing a state of peace that Māgandiya doesn't understand.
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Purābhedasutta
Snp 4.10
Before the Breakup
How to live at peace.
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Kalahavivādasutta
Snp 4.11
Quarrels and Disputes
The Buddha is questioned on the source of quarrels and disputes, and on the highest level of spiritual attainment.
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Cūḷabyūhasutta
Snp 4.12
The Shorter Discourse on Arrayed For Battle
If the truth is one, how should a person behave in a world where many different truths are taught?
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Mahābyūhasutta
Snp 4.13
The Longer Discourse on Arrayed For Battle
How to maintain freedom in a world full of disputes.
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Tuvaṭakasutta
Snp 4.14
Speedy
The attitudes and behavior of a monk training for the sake of total release.
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Attadaṇḍasutta
Snp 4.15
Taking Up Arms
The Buddha speaks in poignant terms of the saṁvega that led him to leave the household life. He concludes with recommendations for practice and a description of the person who has attained the goal of true peace and security.
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Sāriputtasutta
Snp 4.16
The Questions of Sāriputta
When a monk, disaffected with the world, takes up the life of seclusion, what fears should he overcome? What dangers should he beware of? How should he train to blow away the impurities in his heart?
