Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Numerical Discourses – page 13
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AN 10.38: Harmony in the Saṅgha
Ten reasons for harmony in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.39: With Ānanda (1st)
The Buddha teaches Ānanda the ten reasons for schism in the Saṅgha, as well as the outcome of causing schism.
AN 10.40: With Ānanda (2nd)
The Buddha teaches Ānanda the ten reasons for harmony in the Saṅgha, as well as the outcome of creating harmony.
AN 10.41: Dispute
Ten reasons for disputes in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.42: Roots of Dispute (1st)
Ten roots for disputes in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.43: Roots of Dispute (2nd)
Ten roots for disputes in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.44: At Kusinārā
A mendicant who wishes to admonish another should first reflect on five things in themselves and establish a further five.
AN 10.45: Entering a Royal Compound
Ten dangers for a monk who enters a royal harem.
AN 10.46: With the Sakyans
The Sakyans say that they don’t always observe the eight precepts on the sabbath. The Buddha strongly admonishes them to be more consistent.
AN 10.47: With Mahāli
Mahāli the Licchavi asks the Buddha for the causes of bad deeds.
AN 10.48: Ten Regular Reflections for a Renunciate
Topics for frequent reflection by one gone forth.
AN 10.49: Existing Because of the Body
Ten things that depend on the body.
AN 10.50: Fights
Some monks are arguing, so the Buddha teaches them ten warm-hearted principles.
AN 10.51: Your Own Mind
The Buddha teaches that, if you can’t read anyone else’s mind, read your own by regular self-reflection.
AN 10.52: With Sāriputta
Sāriputta teaches that, if you can’t read anyone else’s mind, read your own by regular self-reflection.
AN 10.53: Stagnation
The Buddha doesn’t praise stagnation in wholesome qualities, let alone decline.
AN 10.54: Serenity
The Buddha teaches that, if you can’t read anyone else’s mind, read your own by regular self-reflection. Includes a teaching on various things that should or should not be cultivated.
AN 10.55: Decline
Sāriputta explains what the Buddha meant by a mendicant who is in decline.
AN 10.56: Perceptions (1st)
Ten meditative perceptions that lead to the deathless.
AN 10.57: Perceptions (2nd)
Ten meditative perceptions that lead to the deathless.
AN 10.58: Rooted
The root of all things, and similar principles.
AN 10.59: Going Forth
Ten reflections that strengthen the mind of a renunciate.
AN 10.60: With Girimānanda
The monk Girimānanda is sick. The Buddha encourages Ānanda to visit him and speak of ten perceptions.
AN 10.61: Ignorance
Even though ignorance has no discernible first point, it still has a cause.
AN 10.62: Craving
Even though craving has no discernible first point, it still has a cause.
AN 10.63: Come to a Conclusion
Those who have certainty in the Buddha may realize the final goal in this life or the next.
AN 10.64: Experiential Confidence
Stream-enterers may realize the final goal in this life or the next.
AN 10.65: Happiness (1st)
Sāriputta explains to the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni that rebirth is suffering, freedom from rebirth is happiness.
AN 10.66: Happiness (2nd)
Sāriputta explains to the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni that dissatisfaction is suffering, enjoyment is happiness.
AN 10.67: At Naḷakapāna (1st)
At Naḷakapāna the Buddha invites Sāriputta to teach. He speaks of ten qualities that lead to decline or non-decline.
AN 10.68: At Naḷakapāna (2nd)
At Naḷakapāna the Buddha invites Sāriputta to teach. He speaks of ten qualities that lead to decline or non-decline.
AN 10.69: Topics of Discussion (1st)
The monks are sitting around chatting about this and that. The Buddha admonishes them and teaches ten topics of conversation suitable for mendicants.
AN 10.70: Topics of Discussion (2nd)
The monks are sitting around chatting about this and that. The Buddha admonishes them and teaches ten grounds of praise.
AN 10.71: One Might Wish
If a mendicant wishes to attain spiritual heights, they should begin by practicing the code of training rules.
AN 10.72: Thorns
When the Buddha receives noisy visitors, several monks withdraw to a nearby forest to meditate. The Buddha praises them, saying that noise is a thorn to absorption.
AN 10.73: Likable
Ten desirable things that are hard to get.
AN 10.74: Growth
Ten aspects of prosperity.
AN 10.75: With Migasālā
The female lay disciple Migasālā questions Ānanda how the Buddha could have declared her father and her uncle had the same level of spiritual attainment, when one was much more strict than the other. Ānanda conveys this to the Buddha, who responds that only such as he can pass judgment, since the spiritual faculties of individuals are complex and hard to understand.
AN 10.76: Three Things
Without rebirth, old age, and death, there would be no teaching of Dhamma. The Buddha teaches a series of sets of three things leading to liberation.
AN 10.77: A Crow
A bad monk has ten bad qualities, like a crow.
AN 10.78: Jains
Jain ascetics have ten bad qualities.
AN 10.79: Grounds for Resentment
Ten ground for resentment.
AN 10.80: Getting Rid of Resentment
Ten ways of removing resentment.
AN 10.81: With Bāhuna
Giving up ten things, the Buddha lives free of limits.
AN 10.82: With Ānanda
A mendicant cannot achieve progress if they have ten bad qualities starting with lack of faith.
AN 10.83: With Puṇṇiya
Venerable Puṇṇiya asks why the Buddha sometimes feels like teaching, other times not.
AN 10.84: Declaration
When a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.
AN 10.85: A Boaster
Venerable Mahācunda teaches that when a mendicant boasts about spiritual attainments, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.
AN 10.86: Overestimation
Venerable Mahākassapa teaches that when a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.
AN 10.87: Disciplinary Issues
The Buddha, speaking in reference to the monk Kalandaka, explains ten qualities that lead to discord or unity.
AN 10.88: An Abuser
A mendicant who insults their spiritual companions incurs ten disasters.
AN 10.89: With Kokālika
The monk Kokālika accuses Sāriputta and Moggallāna of having evil wishes. The Buddha defends them. Later, Kokālika suffers calamity and is reborn in hell.
AN 10.90: The Powers of One Who has Ended Defilements
Ten powers by which a mendicant knows that they have ended the defilements.
AN 10.91: Pleasure Seekers
The Buddha teaches Anāthapiṇḍika ten kinds of persons who enjoy sensual pleasures.
AN 10.92: Dangers
A noble disciple has eliminated five perils, realized the four factors of stream-entry, and seen the noble process.
AN 10.93: What Is Your View?
Anāthapiṇḍika visits some wanderers, who ask him about the Buddha’s views. Anāthapiṇḍika asks them to explain their own view first. He then declares his own understanding of impermanence, leaving the wanderers speechless.
AN 10.94: With Vajjiyamāhita
The householder Vajjiyamāhita visits some wanderers, who accuse the Buddha of condemning all asceticism. Vajjiyamāhita counters this by saying the Buddha only criticizes what is worthy of criticism. The Buddha praises him, and explains in detail what this means.
AN 10.95: With Uttiya
The wanderer Uttiya asks the Buddha a series of ten metaphysical questions as to whether the cosmos is finite, etc. The Buddha responds by saying that he only teaches the end of suffering. Uttiya goes on to ask whether all beings will be liberated. The Buddha is silent, and Ānanda answers on his behalf.
AN 10.96: With Kokanada
The wanderer Kokanada meets Ānanda at the baths and engages him on the topic of the ten metaphysical questions.
AN 10.97: Worthy of Offerings Dedicated to the Gods
With ten qualities, a mendicant is worthy.
AN 10.98: A Senior Mendicant
With ten qualities, a senior mendicant is at ease wherever they live.
AN 10.99: With Upāli
When Upāli asks to go into retreat, the Buddha warns him that secluded wilderness dwellings are hard to endure unless one is accomplished in meditation. He gives a long account of the training required before going into solitude, and ends by encouraging Upāli to stay in the Saṅgha.
AN 10.100: Cannot
Ten things must be given up before attaining perfection.
AN 10.101: Perceptions for Ascetics
Three ascetic perceptions lead to seven results.
AN 10.102: Awakening Factors
The seven factors of awakening lead to realizing the three knowledges.
AN 10.103: The Wrong Way
The tenfold wrong path leads to failure, the tenfold right path leads to success.
AN 10.104: A Seed
When a person has wrong view, all their path development is wrong. But when they have right view, everything good follows.
AN 10.105: Knowledge
Ignorance is the precursor of wrong view and the other bad qualities, while right view is the opposite.
AN 10.106: Wearing Away
Each of the ten path factors wears away its opposite.
AN 10.107: The Bone-Washing Ceremony
The Buddha speaks of a southern land called “Bath”, but says that a spiritual bath is better.
AN 10.108: Doctors
The Buddha speaks of a purgative for curing ailments, but says that a spiritual purgative is better.
AN 10.109: Emetic
The Buddha speaks of a emetic for curing ailments, but says that a spiritual emetic is better.
AN 10.110: Blown Away
The ten path factors each expel their opposite.
AN 10.111: An Adept (1st)
An adept has fulfilled the ten path factors.
AN 10.112: An Adept (2nd)
An adept has fulfilled the ten path factors.
AN 10.113: Bad Principles (1st)
One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in brief.
AN 10.114: Bad Principles (2nd)
One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching, in detail.
AN 10.115: Bad Principles (3rd)
One should understand what is the teaching and what is contrary to the teaching. After hearing this in brief from the Buddha, the mendicants seek a detailed answer from Ānanda.
AN 10.116: With Ajita
The wanderer Ajita informs the Buddha that a philosopher has proposed 500 cases for knowing that and argument has been won or lost. The Buddha asks the mendicants about these.
AN 10.117: With Saṅgārava
The wrong path is the near shore where most people dwell; the right path is the far shore, where few have crossed over.
AN 10.118: The Near Shore
The wrong path is the near shore where most people dwell; the right path is the far shore, where few have crossed over.
AN 10.119: The Ceremony of Descent (1st)
The Buddha sees Jāṇussoṇī observing the brahmanical ceremony of “descent”. The Buddha teaches his revised version.
AN 10.120: The Ceremony of Descent (2nd)
The Buddha teaches his revised version of the brahmanical ceremony of “descent” to the mendicants.
AN 10.121: Forerunner
As the dawn is the forerunner of the sunrise, right view is the forerunner of the path.
AN 10.122: The Ending of Defilements
The ten path factors lead to the end of the defilements.