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A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.... more
FAQs about Pali audio:How many episodes does Pali audio have?The podcast currently has 383 episodes available.
March 27, 2026AN 10.95 - 10.100 With Upali Part 2An 10.95 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 The wanderer Kokanada meets Ānanda at the baths and engages him on the topic of the ten metaphysical questions.AN 10.97 With ten qualities, a mendicant is worthy.AN 10.98 With ten qualities, a senior mendicant is at ease wherever they live.AN 10.99 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 Ten things must be given up before attaining perfection....more35minPlay
March 25, 2026AN 10.91 - 10.94 With Upali Part 1AN 10.91 The Buddha teaches Anāthapiṇḍika ten kinds of persons who enjoy sensual pleasures.AN 10.92 A noble disciple has eliminated five perils, realized the four factors of stream-entry, and seen the noble process.AN 10.93 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 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....more36minPlay
March 22, 2026AN 10.84 - 10.90 On Senior Mendicants Part 2AN 10.84 When a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.AN 10.85 Venerable Mahācunda teaches that when a mendicant boasts about spiritual attainments, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.AN 10.86 Venerable Mahākassapa teaches that when a mendicant declares enlightenment, the Buddha or another accomplished meditator examines them.AN 10.87 The Buddha, speaking in reference to the monk Kalandaka, explains ten qualities that lead to discord or unity.AN 10.88 A mendicant who insults their spiritual companions incurs ten disasters.AN 10.89 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 Ten powers by which a mendicant knows that they have ended the defilements....more31minPlay
March 20, 2026AN 10.81 - 10.83 On Senior MendicantsAN 10.81 Giving up ten things, the Buddha lives free of limits.AN 10.82 A mendicant cannot achieve progress if they have ten bad qualities starting with lack of faith.AN 10.83 Venerable Puṇṇiya asks why the Buddha sometimes feels like teaching, other times not....more10minPlay
March 13, 2026AN 10.71 - 10.80 If You WantAN 10.71 If a mendicant wishes to attain spiritual heights, they should begin by practicing the code of training rules.AN 10.72 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 Ten desirable things that are hard to get.AN 10.74 Ten aspects of prosperity.AN 10.75 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 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 bad monk has ten bad qualities, like a crow.AN 10.78 Jain ascetics have ten bad qualities.AN 10.79 Ten ground for resentment.AN 10.80 Ten ways of removing resentment....more37minPlay
March 07, 2026AN 10.63 - 10.70 On Pairs Part 2AN 10.63 Those who have certainty in the Buddha may realize the final goal in this life or the next.AN 10.64 Stream-enterers may realize the final goal in this life or the next.AN 10.65 Sāriputta explains to the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni that rebirth is suffering, freedom from rebirth is happiness.AN 10.66 Sāriputta explains to the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni that dissatisfaction is suffering, enjoyment is happiness.AN 10.67 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 the Buddha invites Sāriputta to teach. He speaks of ten qualities that lead to decline or non-decline.AN 10.69 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 The monks are sitting around chatting about this and that. The Buddha admonishes them and teaches ten grounds of praise....more23minPlay
March 05, 2026AN 10.61 - 10.62 On Pairs Part 1AN 10.61 Even though ignorance has no discernible first point, it still has a cause.AN 10.62 Even though craving has no discernible first point, it still has a cause....more19minPlay
February 27, 20261: AN 10.51 - 10.60 Your Own Mind10.51 The Buddha teaches that, if you can’t read anyone else’s mind, read your own by regular self-reflection.10.52 Sāriputta teaches that, if you can’t read anyone else’s mind, read your own by regular self-reflection.10.53 The Buddha doesn’t praise stagnation in wholesome qualities, let alone decline.10.54 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.10.55 Sāriputta explains what the Buddha meant by a mendicant who is in decline.10.56 Ten meditative perceptions that lead to the deathless.10.57 Ten meditative perceptions that lead to the deathless.10.58 The root of all things, and similar principles.10.59 Ten reflections that strengthen the mind of a renunciate.10.60 The monk Girimānanda is sick. The Buddha encourages Ānanda to visit him and speak of ten perceptions....more39minPlay
February 25, 2026AN 10.41 - 10.50 Abuse10.41 Ten reasons for disputes in the Saṅgha.10.42 Ten roots for disputes in the Saṅgha.10.43 Ten roots for disputes in the Saṅgha.10.44 A mendicant who wishes to admonish another should first reflect on five things in themselves and establish a further five.10.45 Ten dangers for a monk who enters a royal harem.10.46 The Sakyans say that they don’t always observe the eight precepts on the sabbath. The Buddha strongly admonishes them to be more consistent.10.47 Mahāli the Licchavi asks the Buddha for the causes of bad deeds.10.48 Topics for frequent reflection by one gone forth.10.49 Ten things that depend on the body.10.50 Some monks are arguing, so the Buddha teaches them ten warm-hearted principles....more25minPlay
September 17, 2025AN 10.31 - 10.40 With UpaliAN 10.31 The Buddha teaches Venerable Upāli the ten reasons for establishing the training rules.AN 10.32 Ten reasons for suspending the recitation of the code of conduct.AN 10.33 Ten qualities a mendicant should have to be appointed to judge a dispute.AN 10.34 Ten qualities a mendicant should have to give ordination.AN 10.35 Ten qualities a mendicant should have to give dependence.AN 10.36 Ten qualities a mendicant should have to be attended by a novice.AN 10.37 Ten reasons for schism in the Saṅgha.AN 10.38 Ten reasons for harmony in the Saṅgha.AN 10.39 The Buddha teaches Ānanda the ten reasons for schism in the Saṅgha, as well as the outcome of causing schism.AN 10.40 The Buddha teaches Ānanda the ten reasons for harmony in the Saṅgha, as well as the outcome of creating harmony....more16minPlay
FAQs about Pali audio:How many episodes does Pali audio have?The podcast currently has 383 episodes available.