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One sutta illustrates this with a simile: the sun shining through the eastern wall of a house and landing on the western wall.
A Verb for Nirvana by Thanissaro Bhikkhu William Harryman 2009
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It looks great. .and brings back the memories of my grandma's sutta kathrikai thugayal.
Gujarati Series: Ringan no Ohloh (Smoked Eggplant) Cardamom 2007
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After these events, about 600 Buddhist monks went to streets chanting the "metta sutta" (the Buddha's words on loving-kindness) in Yangon on September 18th.
1st anniversary of the beginning of the Saffron Revolution 2008
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One Theravada sutta even lists twenty-seven by name.
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When the scriptures were compiled, the editors probably hit upon this sutta, which conveniently sets forth the essentials, and inserted it into the narrative at this point.
Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001
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Ask not of (a person's) descent, but ask about his conduct -- Sundarikabharadvaja-sutta.
The Essence of Buddhism Various
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And there are numerous instances of the introductory story stating how, and when, and to whom the sutta was enunciated -- a sort of narrative framework in which the sutta is set -- recurring also.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Each s [= u] tra (P [= a] li, _sutta_) is very short; usually occupying only a page, or perhaps two, and containing a single proposition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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The Brahmajâla sutta is a net of many meshes to catch all forms of error.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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Pindola Bhâradvâja [711] and in the Kevaddha sutta [712].
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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