RECOGNIZING THE DHAMMA

Recognizing the Dhamma A STUDY GUIDE prepared by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2013 ṭhānissaro bhikkhu This work is licensed under the Creative

The Eight Principles I have heard that at on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Vesālī, in the

Being Unfettered § 2.1 “There are these ten fetters. Which ten? five lower fetters &five higher fetters. And which are the

Shedding § 3.1 Jenta: I was drunk with the intoxication of my birth, wealth, & sovereignty. Drunk with the intoxication of

Modesty § 4.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is modest, not for one who is self-aggrandizing.’ Thus was it said.

Contentment § 5.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.’ Thus was it said.

Seclusion § 6.1 I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s

Persistence § 7.1 “And what is the faculty of persistence? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the

Being Unburdensome § 8.1 “There is the case where a monk, reflecting appropriately, uses the robe simply to counteract cold, to

Glossary Arahant: “Worthy one; pure one.” A person who has cut all the fetters of the mind, and thus is not

Abbreviations References are to texts from the Pali Canon: AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Cv Cullavagga Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya MN