The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha - Thematic Guide
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (1-5)
Following the inspiration of mikenz66's post of In The Buddha's Words, this is a similar presentation of Wisdom Publication's Numerical Discourses of the Buddha - A Thematic Guide to the Aṅguttara Nikāya. This is the first of three posts due to the large size of the work. I apologize for any errors that may be present in the following text. Please let me know of any problems so I may have the opportunity to correct them.
THE NUMERICAL DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHA - SELECTIONS
A Thematic Guide to the Aṅguttara Nikāya
I. The Buddha
1. Biographical 3:39; 4:21, 4:118, 4:127, 5:196, 8:11, 8:64, 8:69, 8:70, 9:41
2. Qualities and attainments 1:277 (Pali en), 2:37, 3:35, 3:63, 3:64, 4:1, 4:24, 4:35-36 (4:35, 4:36), 4:87, 5:100, 5:104, 6:43, 8:12, 10:30
3. The Tathāgata 1:170-174 (1:170, 1:171, 1:172, 1:173, 1:174), 1:175-186 (Pali en), 2:22-25 (2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 2:25), 2:52-56 (2:52, 2:53, 2:54, 2:55, 2:56), 3:14, 3:80; 4:8, 4:15, 4:23, 4:33, 5:11, 5:99, 5:131, 5:133, 6:64, 7:58, 8:85, 10:21-22 (10:21, 10:22), 10:81
II. The Dhamma and Discipline
1. The Dhamma in brief 4:25, 4:29-30 (4:29, 4:30), 4:188, 7:83, 8:19-20 (8:19, 8:20), 8:30, 8:53
2. The rejection of views 3:61, 3:137, 4:77, 4:173-174 (4:173, 4:174), 6:38, 6:95, 7:54, 9:38, 10:20, 10:93, 10:95-96 (10:95, 10:96)
3. A directly visible Dhamma 3:53-54 (3:53, 3:54), 3:65-66 (3:65, 3:66), 4:193, 4:195, 6:47-48 (6:47, 6:48), 9:46
4. The ninefold textual Dhamma, 4:102, 4:107, 5:73-74 (5:73, 5:74), 5:155, 6:51, 7:68
5. Preserving the Dhamma 1:130-169 (1:98-139 (Pali en), 1:140-149 (Pali en), 1:150-169 (Pali en)), 2:20, 2:41, 4:160, 4:180, 5:79-80 (5:79, 5:80), 5:154-156 (5:154, 5:155, 5:156), 5:201, 6:40, 7:59
III. The Shifting Kaleidoscope of Experience
1. Cosmological background 3:70, 3:80, 4:45-46 (4:45, 4:46), 4:156, 7:44, 7:66, 8:42, 8:70, 9:24, 10:29, 10:89
2. Happiness and sorrow 1:29-30 (1:29, 1:30), 1:324-327 (Pali en), 2:19, 2:37, 2:64-76 (Pali en), 2:250-269 (Pali en), 3:65-66 (3:65, 3:66), 4:51-52 (4:51, 4:52), 4:62, 4:193, 5:3, 5:45, 5:48-50 (5:48, 5:49, 5:50), 5:128, 5:170, 6:45, 6:75, 6:78, 7:19, 7:62, 8:6, 8:38-39 (8:38, 8:39), 8:42, 8:44, 8:54, 8:61, 9:34, 10:46, 10:65-66 (10:65, 10:66)
3. Mind is the key 1:21-52 (1:21, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:25, 1:26, 1:27, 1:28, 1:29, 1:30, 1:31, 1:32, 1:33, 1:34, 1:35, 1:36, 1:37, 1:38, 1:39, 1:40, 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:44, 1:45, 1:46, 1:47, 1:48, 1:49, 1:50, 1:51, 1:52), 1:56-57 (1:56, 1:57), 3:109-110 (3:109, 3:110), 4:186
4. Kamma and its results 3:23, 3:34, 3:36, 3:74, 3:100, 3:111-112 (3:111, 3:112), 4:85, 4:134, 4:171, 4:195, 4:232-238 (4:232, 4:233, 4:234, 4:235, 4:236, 4:237, 4:238), 6:39, 6:57, 6:63 §5, 8:40, 9:13, 10:47, 10:167-233 (10:167, 10:168, 10:169, 10:170, 10:171, 10:172, 10:173, 10:174, 10:175, 10:176, 10:177, 10:178, 10:179, 10:180, 10:181, 10:182, 10:183, 10:184, 10:185, 10:186, 10:187, 10:188, 10:189, 10:190, 10:191, 10:192, 10:193, 10:194, 10:195, 10:196, 10:197, 10:198, 10:199, 10:200, 10:201, 10:202, 10:203, 10:204, 10:205, 10:206, 10:207, 10:208, 10:209, 10:210, 10:211, 10:212, 10:213, 10:214, 10:215, 10:216, 10:217, 10:218, 10:219, 10:220, 10:221, 10:222, 10:223, 10:224, 10:225, 10:226, 10:227, 10:228, 10:229, 10:230, 10:231, 10:232, 10:233)
5. The round of rebirths 1:348-377 (Pali en), 10:177, 10:216-218 (10:216, 10:217, 10:218)
6. Heaven and hell 1:290-295 (Pali en), 2:16-18 (2:16, 2:17, 2:18), 2:26-29 (2:26, 2:27, 2:28, 2:29), 2:210-229 (Pali), 3:10, 3:36, 3:113, 3:117-119 (3:117, 3:118, 3:119), 3:129, 3:146-149 (3:146, 3:147, 3:148, 3:149), 3:163-182 (Pali en), 4:64, 4:81-84 (4:81, 4:82, 4:83, 4:84), 4:212-220 (4:212, 4:213, 4:214, 4:215, 4:216, 4:217, 4:218, 4:219, 4:220), 4:239-240 (4:239, 4:240), 4:264-273 (4:264, 4:265, 4:266, 4:267, 4:268, 4:269, 4:270, 4:271, 4:272, 4:273), 5:4, 5:115-120 (5:115, 5:116, 5:117, 5:118, 5:119, 5:120), 5:129-130 (5:129, 5:130), 5:145, 5:236-240 (5:236, 5:237, 5:238, 5:239, 5:240), 5:286-302 (5:286, 5:287, 5:288, 5:289, 5:290, 5:291, 5:292, 5:293, 5:294, 5:295, 5:296, 5:297, 5:298, 5:299, 5:300, 5:301, 5:302), 6:62, 6:81-82 (6:81, 6:82), 7:72, 10:211-214 (10:211, 10:212, 10:213, 10:214), 10:220-224 (10:220, 10:221, 10:222, 10:223, 10:224), 10:229-232 (10:229, 10:230, 10:231, 10:232)
IV. Maintaining a Harmonious Household
1. The family
General 3:48, 4:258, 5:42
Parents and children 2:33, 3:31, 4:63, 5:39,
Husbands and wives 4:53-56 (4:53, 4:54, 4:55, 4:56); 5:33, 7:63, 8:46, 8:49
2. Present welfare, future welfare 4:61-62 (4:61, 4:62), 5:58, 8:49, 8:54, 8:76, 10:73
3. Wrong and right livelihood 4:79, 5:177, 6:18, 8:54, 10:91
4. Wealth 4:61-62 (4:61, 4:62), 5:41, 5:47, 5:58, 5:227, 6:45, 7:5-7 (7:5, 7:6, 7:7)
5. Sustaining wholesome relationships 4:32, 4:256, 8:24, 9:5
6. The state and the community 4:70, 7:21-22 (7:21, 7:22)
7. The wheel-turning monarch 1:278 (Pali en), 1:280 (Pali en), 2:52-55 (2:52, 2:53, 2:54, 2:55), 3:14, 4:130, 5:131-133 (5:131, 5:132, 5:133), 7:62, 7:66
V. The Way Leading Upwards
1. Faith, confidence, and reverence 3:42, 3:48, 3:75; 4:21, 4:34, 4:52, 4:65, 4:118, 5:21-22 (5:21, 5:22), 5:32, 5:38, 5:40, 5:179, 5:250, 6:30, 6:32-33 (6:32, 6:33), 6:69, 7:32-35 (7:32, 7:33, 7:34, 7:35), 7:57, 7:70, 9:27, 11:14
2. Spiritual friendship 1:70-71 (1:70, 1:71), 1:110-111 (Pali en), 1:126-127 (Pali en), 3:24, 3:26-27 (3:26, 3:27), 3:135, 4:242, 5:146, 6:67, 7:36-37 (7:36, 7:37), 8:54, 9:1, 9:3, 9:6, 10:61-62 (10:61, 10:62), 10:155-166 (10:155, 10:156, 10:157, 10:158, 10:159, 10:160, 10:161, 10:162, 10:163, 10:164, 10:165, 10:166), 10:199-210 (10:199, 10:200, 10:201, 10:202, 10:203, 10:204, 10:205, 10:206, 10:207, 10:208, 10:209, 10:210)
3. Merit 3:41, 3:45-46 (3:45, 3:46), 3:51-52 (3:51, 3:52), 4:34, 4:51-52 (4:51, 4:52), 5:43, 5:45, 5:199, 6:37, 7:62, 8:36, 8:39, 9:20
4. Giving and generosity 2:35, 2:141-150 (2:141, 2:142, 2:143, 2:144, 2:145, 2:146, 2:147, 2:148, 2:149, 2:150), 2:151-152 (Pali en), 3:41-42 (3:41, 3:42), 3:57, 4:39-40 (4:39, 4:40), 4:51, 4:57-60 (4:57, 4:58, 4:59, 4:60), 4:78-79 (4:78, 4:79), 4:197, 5:31, 5:34-37 (5:34, 5:35, 5:36, 5:37), 5:44-45 (5:44, 5:45), 5:141, 5:147-148 (5:147, 5:148), 6:37, 6:59, 7:52, 7:57, 8:31-35 (8:31, 8:32, 8:33, 8:34, 8:35), 8:37, 9:20, 10:177
5. Moral discipline
Moral shame and dread 2:9, 10:76
Bad conduct and good conduct 1:284-295 (1:278-286 (Pali en), 1:287-295 (Pali en)), 2:1, 2:3-4 (2:3, 2:4), 2:11-12 (2:11, 2:12), 2:17-19 (2:17, 2:18, 2:19), 2:34, 3:2, 3:6-8 (3:6, 3:7, 3:8), 3:14-15 (3:14, 3:15), 3:17-18 (3:17, 3:18), 3:28, 3:120-122 (3:120, 3:121, 3:122), 3:146-155 (3:146, 3:147, 3:148, 3:149, 3:150, 3:151, 3:152, 3:153, 3:154, 3:155), 4:111, 4:121, 5:213, 5:241-248 (5:241, 5:242, 5:243, 5:244, 5:245, 5:246, 5:247, 5:248), 6:57, 10:23
The five training rules 4:99, 4:201, 5:145, 5:171-174 (5:171, 5:172, 5:173, 5:174), 5:178-179 (5:178, 5:179), 5:286-302 (5:286, 5:287, 5:288, 5:289, 5:290, 5:291, 5:292, 5:293, 5:294, 5:295, 5:296, 5:297, 5:298, 5:299, 5:300, 5:301, 5:302), 8:39, 9:27, 9:63, 10:92
Wrong speech and right speech 3:28, 4:4, 4:22, 4:73, 4:82-83 (4:82, 4:83), 4:100, 4:149, 4:183, 4:221, 4:250-253 (4:250, 4:251, 4:252, 4:253), 5:116-120 (5:116, 5:117, 5:118, 5:119, 5:120), 5:198, 5:214, 5:236-238 (5:236, 5:237, 5:238), 8:67-68 (8:67, 8:68), 10:69-70 (10:69, 10:70)
The uposatha observance 3:70, 8:41-45 (8:41, 8:42, 8:43, 8:44, 8:45), 9:18, 10:46
6. Decline and progress [of lay followers] 7:29-31 (7:29, 7:30, 7:31)
Following the inspiration of mikenz66's post of In The Buddha's Words, this is a similar presentation of Wisdom Publication's Numerical Discourses of the Buddha - A Thematic Guide to the Aṅguttara Nikāya. This is the first of three posts due to the large size of the work. I apologize for any errors that may be present in the following text. Please let me know of any problems so I may have the opportunity to correct them.
THE NUMERICAL DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHA - SELECTIONS
A Thematic Guide to the Aṅguttara Nikāya
I. The Buddha
1. Biographical 3:39; 4:21, 4:118, 4:127, 5:196, 8:11, 8:64, 8:69, 8:70, 9:41
2. Qualities and attainments 1:277 (Pali en), 2:37, 3:35, 3:63, 3:64, 4:1, 4:24, 4:35-36 (4:35, 4:36), 4:87, 5:100, 5:104, 6:43, 8:12, 10:30
3. The Tathāgata 1:170-174 (1:170, 1:171, 1:172, 1:173, 1:174), 1:175-186 (Pali en), 2:22-25 (2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 2:25), 2:52-56 (2:52, 2:53, 2:54, 2:55, 2:56), 3:14, 3:80; 4:8, 4:15, 4:23, 4:33, 5:11, 5:99, 5:131, 5:133, 6:64, 7:58, 8:85, 10:21-22 (10:21, 10:22), 10:81
II. The Dhamma and Discipline
1. The Dhamma in brief 4:25, 4:29-30 (4:29, 4:30), 4:188, 7:83, 8:19-20 (8:19, 8:20), 8:30, 8:53
2. The rejection of views 3:61, 3:137, 4:77, 4:173-174 (4:173, 4:174), 6:38, 6:95, 7:54, 9:38, 10:20, 10:93, 10:95-96 (10:95, 10:96)
3. A directly visible Dhamma 3:53-54 (3:53, 3:54), 3:65-66 (3:65, 3:66), 4:193, 4:195, 6:47-48 (6:47, 6:48), 9:46
4. The ninefold textual Dhamma, 4:102, 4:107, 5:73-74 (5:73, 5:74), 5:155, 6:51, 7:68
5. Preserving the Dhamma 1:130-169 (1:98-139 (Pali en), 1:140-149 (Pali en), 1:150-169 (Pali en)), 2:20, 2:41, 4:160, 4:180, 5:79-80 (5:79, 5:80), 5:154-156 (5:154, 5:155, 5:156), 5:201, 6:40, 7:59
III. The Shifting Kaleidoscope of Experience
1. Cosmological background 3:70, 3:80, 4:45-46 (4:45, 4:46), 4:156, 7:44, 7:66, 8:42, 8:70, 9:24, 10:29, 10:89
2. Happiness and sorrow 1:29-30 (1:29, 1:30), 1:324-327 (Pali en), 2:19, 2:37, 2:64-76 (Pali en), 2:250-269 (Pali en), 3:65-66 (3:65, 3:66), 4:51-52 (4:51, 4:52), 4:62, 4:193, 5:3, 5:45, 5:48-50 (5:48, 5:49, 5:50), 5:128, 5:170, 6:45, 6:75, 6:78, 7:19, 7:62, 8:6, 8:38-39 (8:38, 8:39), 8:42, 8:44, 8:54, 8:61, 9:34, 10:46, 10:65-66 (10:65, 10:66)
3. Mind is the key 1:21-52 (1:21, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:25, 1:26, 1:27, 1:28, 1:29, 1:30, 1:31, 1:32, 1:33, 1:34, 1:35, 1:36, 1:37, 1:38, 1:39, 1:40, 1:41, 1:42, 1:43, 1:44, 1:45, 1:46, 1:47, 1:48, 1:49, 1:50, 1:51, 1:52), 1:56-57 (1:56, 1:57), 3:109-110 (3:109, 3:110), 4:186
4. Kamma and its results 3:23, 3:34, 3:36, 3:74, 3:100, 3:111-112 (3:111, 3:112), 4:85, 4:134, 4:171, 4:195, 4:232-238 (4:232, 4:233, 4:234, 4:235, 4:236, 4:237, 4:238), 6:39, 6:57, 6:63 §5, 8:40, 9:13, 10:47, 10:167-233 (10:167, 10:168, 10:169, 10:170, 10:171, 10:172, 10:173, 10:174, 10:175, 10:176, 10:177, 10:178, 10:179, 10:180, 10:181, 10:182, 10:183, 10:184, 10:185, 10:186, 10:187, 10:188, 10:189, 10:190, 10:191, 10:192, 10:193, 10:194, 10:195, 10:196, 10:197, 10:198, 10:199, 10:200, 10:201, 10:202, 10:203, 10:204, 10:205, 10:206, 10:207, 10:208, 10:209, 10:210, 10:211, 10:212, 10:213, 10:214, 10:215, 10:216, 10:217, 10:218, 10:219, 10:220, 10:221, 10:222, 10:223, 10:224, 10:225, 10:226, 10:227, 10:228, 10:229, 10:230, 10:231, 10:232, 10:233)
5. The round of rebirths 1:348-377 (Pali en), 10:177, 10:216-218 (10:216, 10:217, 10:218)
6. Heaven and hell 1:290-295 (Pali en), 2:16-18 (2:16, 2:17, 2:18), 2:26-29 (2:26, 2:27, 2:28, 2:29), 2:210-229 (Pali), 3:10, 3:36, 3:113, 3:117-119 (3:117, 3:118, 3:119), 3:129, 3:146-149 (3:146, 3:147, 3:148, 3:149), 3:163-182 (Pali en), 4:64, 4:81-84 (4:81, 4:82, 4:83, 4:84), 4:212-220 (4:212, 4:213, 4:214, 4:215, 4:216, 4:217, 4:218, 4:219, 4:220), 4:239-240 (4:239, 4:240), 4:264-273 (4:264, 4:265, 4:266, 4:267, 4:268, 4:269, 4:270, 4:271, 4:272, 4:273), 5:4, 5:115-120 (5:115, 5:116, 5:117, 5:118, 5:119, 5:120), 5:129-130 (5:129, 5:130), 5:145, 5:236-240 (5:236, 5:237, 5:238, 5:239, 5:240), 5:286-302 (5:286, 5:287, 5:288, 5:289, 5:290, 5:291, 5:292, 5:293, 5:294, 5:295, 5:296, 5:297, 5:298, 5:299, 5:300, 5:301, 5:302), 6:62, 6:81-82 (6:81, 6:82), 7:72, 10:211-214 (10:211, 10:212, 10:213, 10:214), 10:220-224 (10:220, 10:221, 10:222, 10:223, 10:224), 10:229-232 (10:229, 10:230, 10:231, 10:232)
IV. Maintaining a Harmonious Household
1. The family
General 3:48, 4:258, 5:42
Parents and children 2:33, 3:31, 4:63, 5:39,
Husbands and wives 4:53-56 (4:53, 4:54, 4:55, 4:56); 5:33, 7:63, 8:46, 8:49
2. Present welfare, future welfare 4:61-62 (4:61, 4:62), 5:58, 8:49, 8:54, 8:76, 10:73
3. Wrong and right livelihood 4:79, 5:177, 6:18, 8:54, 10:91
4. Wealth 4:61-62 (4:61, 4:62), 5:41, 5:47, 5:58, 5:227, 6:45, 7:5-7 (7:5, 7:6, 7:7)
5. Sustaining wholesome relationships 4:32, 4:256, 8:24, 9:5
6. The state and the community 4:70, 7:21-22 (7:21, 7:22)
7. The wheel-turning monarch 1:278 (Pali en), 1:280 (Pali en), 2:52-55 (2:52, 2:53, 2:54, 2:55), 3:14, 4:130, 5:131-133 (5:131, 5:132, 5:133), 7:62, 7:66
V. The Way Leading Upwards
1. Faith, confidence, and reverence 3:42, 3:48, 3:75; 4:21, 4:34, 4:52, 4:65, 4:118, 5:21-22 (5:21, 5:22), 5:32, 5:38, 5:40, 5:179, 5:250, 6:30, 6:32-33 (6:32, 6:33), 6:69, 7:32-35 (7:32, 7:33, 7:34, 7:35), 7:57, 7:70, 9:27, 11:14
2. Spiritual friendship 1:70-71 (1:70, 1:71), 1:110-111 (Pali en), 1:126-127 (Pali en), 3:24, 3:26-27 (3:26, 3:27), 3:135, 4:242, 5:146, 6:67, 7:36-37 (7:36, 7:37), 8:54, 9:1, 9:3, 9:6, 10:61-62 (10:61, 10:62), 10:155-166 (10:155, 10:156, 10:157, 10:158, 10:159, 10:160, 10:161, 10:162, 10:163, 10:164, 10:165, 10:166), 10:199-210 (10:199, 10:200, 10:201, 10:202, 10:203, 10:204, 10:205, 10:206, 10:207, 10:208, 10:209, 10:210)
3. Merit 3:41, 3:45-46 (3:45, 3:46), 3:51-52 (3:51, 3:52), 4:34, 4:51-52 (4:51, 4:52), 5:43, 5:45, 5:199, 6:37, 7:62, 8:36, 8:39, 9:20
4. Giving and generosity 2:35, 2:141-150 (2:141, 2:142, 2:143, 2:144, 2:145, 2:146, 2:147, 2:148, 2:149, 2:150), 2:151-152 (Pali en), 3:41-42 (3:41, 3:42), 3:57, 4:39-40 (4:39, 4:40), 4:51, 4:57-60 (4:57, 4:58, 4:59, 4:60), 4:78-79 (4:78, 4:79), 4:197, 5:31, 5:34-37 (5:34, 5:35, 5:36, 5:37), 5:44-45 (5:44, 5:45), 5:141, 5:147-148 (5:147, 5:148), 6:37, 6:59, 7:52, 7:57, 8:31-35 (8:31, 8:32, 8:33, 8:34, 8:35), 8:37, 9:20, 10:177
5. Moral discipline
Moral shame and dread 2:9, 10:76
Bad conduct and good conduct 1:284-295 (1:278-286 (Pali en), 1:287-295 (Pali en)), 2:1, 2:3-4 (2:3, 2:4), 2:11-12 (2:11, 2:12), 2:17-19 (2:17, 2:18, 2:19), 2:34, 3:2, 3:6-8 (3:6, 3:7, 3:8), 3:14-15 (3:14, 3:15), 3:17-18 (3:17, 3:18), 3:28, 3:120-122 (3:120, 3:121, 3:122), 3:146-155 (3:146, 3:147, 3:148, 3:149, 3:150, 3:151, 3:152, 3:153, 3:154, 3:155), 4:111, 4:121, 5:213, 5:241-248 (5:241, 5:242, 5:243, 5:244, 5:245, 5:246, 5:247, 5:248), 6:57, 10:23
The five training rules 4:99, 4:201, 5:145, 5:171-174 (5:171, 5:172, 5:173, 5:174), 5:178-179 (5:178, 5:179), 5:286-302 (5:286, 5:287, 5:288, 5:289, 5:290, 5:291, 5:292, 5:293, 5:294, 5:295, 5:296, 5:297, 5:298, 5:299, 5:300, 5:301, 5:302), 8:39, 9:27, 9:63, 10:92
Wrong speech and right speech 3:28, 4:4, 4:22, 4:73, 4:82-83 (4:82, 4:83), 4:100, 4:149, 4:183, 4:221, 4:250-253 (4:250, 4:251, 4:252, 4:253), 5:116-120 (5:116, 5:117, 5:118, 5:119, 5:120), 5:198, 5:214, 5:236-238 (5:236, 5:237, 5:238), 8:67-68 (8:67, 8:68), 10:69-70 (10:69, 10:70)
The uposatha observance 3:70, 8:41-45 (8:41, 8:42, 8:43, 8:44, 8:45), 9:18, 10:46
6. Decline and progress [of lay followers] 7:29-31 (7:29, 7:30, 7:31)