Pali audio
A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 371
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
MN 91 With Brahmāyu
The oldest and most respected brahmin of the age sends a student to examine the Buddha, and he spends several months following his every move before reporting back. Convinced that the Buddha fulfills…
00:24:49 |
Tue 02 Jun 2020
MN 90 At Kaṇṇakatthala
King Pasenadi questions the Buddha on miscellaneous matters: caste, omniscience, and the gods among them.
00:12:05 |
Sun 31 May 2020
MN 89 Shrines to the Teaching
King Pasenadi, near the end of his life, visits the Buddha, and shows moving devotion and love for his teacher.
00:14:05 |
Sat 30 May 2020
MN 88 Discourse on the Foreign Cloth
King Pasenadi takes a chance to visit Venerable Ānanda, where he asks about skillful and unskillful behavior, and what is praised by the Buddha. He offers Ānanda a valuable cloth in gratitude.
00:16:09 |
Thu 28 May 2020
MN 87 Born of Affection
A rare glimpse into the marital life of King Pasenadi, and how he is led to the Dhamma by his Queen, the incomparable Mallikā. She confirms the Buddha’s teaching that our loved ones bring us sorrow; …
00:20:45 |
Tue 26 May 2020
MN 86 With Aṅgulimāla
Ignoring warnings, the Buddha ventures into the domain of the notorious killer Aṅgulimāla and succeeds in converting him to the path of non-violence. After becoming a monk Aṅgulimāla still suffered f…
00:14:51 |
Sat 23 May 2020
MN 85 With Prince Bodhi
Admitting that he used to believe that pleasure was to be gained through pain, the Buddha explains how his practice showed him the fallacy of that idea.
01:08:03 |
Fri 22 May 2020
MN 84 At Madhurā
In Madhurā, towards the north-eastern limit of the Buddha’s reach during his life, King Avantiputta asks Venerable Mahākaccāna regarding the brahmanical claim to be the highest caste.
00:12:25 |
Tue 19 May 2020
MN 83 About King Makhādeva
A rare extended mythic narrative, telling of an ancient kingly lineage and their eventual downfall.
00:13:01 |
Sun 17 May 2020
MN 82 With Raṭṭhapāla
A wealthy young man, Raṭṭhapāla, has a strong aspiration to go forth, but has to prevail against the reluctance of his parents. Even after he became a monk, his parents tried to persuade him to disro…
00:38:03 |
Sat 16 May 2020
MN 81 With Ghaṭikāra
The Buddha relates an unusual account of a past life in the time of the previous Buddha, Kassapa. At that time he was not interested in Dhamma, and had to be forced to go see the Buddha. This discour…
00:17:12 |
Thu 14 May 2020
MN 80 With Vekhanasa
Starting off similar to the previous, the Buddha goes on to explain that one is not converted to his teaching just because of clever arguments, but because you see in yourself the results of the prac…
00:10:21 |
Wed 13 May 2020
MN 79 The Shorter Discourse With Sakuludāyī
A wanderer teaches his doctrine of the “highest splendor” but is unable to give a satisfactory account of what that means. The Buddha memorably compares him to someone who is in love with an idealize…
00:21:06 |
Tue 12 May 2020
MN 78 With Uggāhamāna Samaṇamuṇḍika
A wanderer teaches that a person has reached the highest attainment when they keep four basic ethical precepts. The Buddha’s standards are considerably higher.
00:14:48 |
Fri 08 May 2020
MN 77 The Longer Discourse with Sakkuludāyī
Unlike many teachers, the Buddha’s followers treat him with genuine love and respect, since they see the sincerity of his teaching and practice.
00:48:19 |
Thu 07 May 2020
MN 76 With Sandaka
Venerable Ānanda teaches a group of wanderers how there are many different approaches to the spiritual life, many of which lead nowhere.
00:28:39 |
Wed 06 May 2020
MN 75 WIth Māgandiya
Accused by a hedonist of being too negative, the Buddha recounts the luxury of his upbringing, and his realization of how little value there was in such things. Through renunciation he found a far gr…
00:31:32 |
Fri 01 May 2020
MN 74 With Dighanakha
Deftly outmaneuvering an extreme skeptic, the Buddha discusses the outcomes of belief and disbelief. Rather than getting stuck in abstractions, he encourages staying close to the feelings one experie…
00:08:17 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
MN 73 The Longer Discourse with Vacchagotta
In the final installment of the “Vacchagotta trilogy”, Vacchagotta lets go his obsession with meaningless speculation, and asks about practice.
00:16:49 |
Sat 25 Apr 2020
MN 72 With Vacchagotta on Fire
Refusing to take a stance regarding useless metaphysical speculations, the Buddha illustrates the spiritual goal with the simile of a flame going out.
00:09:54 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
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