Collections of Minor Discourses
Collections of sutta texts outside the four main collections.
Arahant Moggallana asks a deva about previous good karma.
Giving always gives results.
Even offering a simple thing to the Sangha can give great results.
Arahant Moggallana asks a deva how he received a throne made of beryl gemstones.
Offering a chair with a confident heart to those free from defilements will bring great happiness.
Arahant Moggallana asks a deva how she gained a golden roofed ship as her mansion.
Offering water to the Noble Sangha will bring much happiness.
A deva explains the merit accumulated when she offered water to a monk who had fallen.
A deva explains the merit accumulated when offering light so that others may see.
Even a small offering of sesame seeds to the Supreme Buddha brings much merit.
A deva explains the benefits of staying faithful to one's spouse and being honest.
A deva explains how keeping the precepts and being a follower of the Supreme Buddha can bring happiness.
Giving just a single oil cake to the noble Sangha results in much merit.
A deva explains how offering a honey covered cake led her to the heavenly Nandana Park.
Living a restrained life, keeping the precepts, and being generous will only bring good results.
The wife of King Bimbisara, now a deva, explains her unshakable confidence in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
God Sakka asks what merit helped a deva become as radiant as a Brahma.
Only those who do good, wholesome deeds are reborn in heaven.
A deva explains how she attained the fruit of once returner.
God Sakka asks Arahant Kassapa about a lady who offered alms to him.
The Supreme Buddha with utmost compassion helps a low caste woman before her death.
The Supreme Buddha asks a deva how she gained a rare tree near her heavenly mansion.
A deva explains how delighted she was to keep her precepts and give generously.
A deva explains her regret in not developing her mind further.
A deva explains the benefits of having unshakable faith in the Triple Gem.
One can gain much happiness by observing the precepts and giving alms to the Noble Sangha.
A deva explains how she gained a beautiful body.
Offering alms with a happy, pure, and calm mind can bring many benefits.
A deva explains the happiness gained from offering a single oil cake to Arahant Moggallana.
Offering even a small piece of sugar cane can bring much happiness.
A deva explains the happiness one can achieve by being a good wife, following precepts and restraining one's self.
The daughters of God Sakka explain how they gained such happiness as devas.
Multiple devas discuss the what meritorious actions they did to gain happiness.
Devas discuss the importance of thinking about the Noble Sanga when giving alms instead of individual monks.
A deva explains the happiness he gained after offering flowers during the funeral of Arahant Sariputta.
Can offerings to the Supreme Buddha after his passing away still give good results?
Following the precepts, leading a restrained life, practicing generosity, and having faith can bring much happiness.
A deva explains the results of offering a garland of flowers to the Supreme Buddha.
A servant offers flowers to the Supreme Buddha and gains much happiness.
Devas who possess strong confidence in the Supreme Buddha outshine other devas.
A deva offers a pair of robes to the Buddha and gains much happiness.
Offering even a small lump of rice cake to the Supreme Buddha will bring much happiness.
A deva explains the happiness he gained from offering medicine to the Supreme Buddha.
Rejoicing at someone else's meritorious deed can bring much happiness.
Arahant Moggallana asks four devas what meritorious actions they did to gain such radiant bodies.
What does one gain when offering a monastery to the order of monks?
God Sakka asks another deva what meritorious actions he did to gain happiness.
A deva explains the fruits of giving a small sugar cane to Arahant Moggallana.
A deva explains how worshiping and honoring monks can lead to much merit.
A deva tells the story of how she was on the verge of suicide when the compassionate Supreme Buddha helps her.
