8 PureDhamma

The chief Rāsiya asks whether the Buddha completely rejects all forms of asceticism. The Buddha denies that this is the case, and explains what he means by the middle way in a lengthy disquisition, covering useful and useless forms of asceticism.

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The chief Pāṭaliya asks whether the Buddha knows magic. He says he does—but that does not make him a magician.

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The layman Visākha asks the nun Dhammadinnā about various difficult matters, including some of the highest meditation attainments. The Buddha fully endorses her answers.

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As the great lay disciple Anāthapiṇḍika lies dying, Venerable Sāriputta visits him and gives a powerful teaching on non-attachment.

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A series of questions and answers between Sāriputta and Mahākoṭṭhita, examining various subtle and abstruse aspects of the teachings.

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Venerables Mahākoṭṭhita and Sāriputta discuss whether the factors of dependent origination are created by oneself, another, both, or by chance.

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Moggallāna is so very powerful due to developing the four bases for psychic power.

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When the Buddha gives up his life-force, an earthquake is felt. The Buddha explains to Ānanda the eight causes of earthquakes.

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The Buddha recounts the process of inquiry that lead to him fully understanding the four bases of psychic power, as well as the powers that result from that.

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Achieving peace is no simple matter. The Buddha explains how to avoid conflict through contentment, right speech, understanding pleasure, and not insisting on local conventions.

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