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 71 To Vacchagotta on the Three Knowledges
The Buddha denies being omniscient, and sets forth the three higher knowledges that form the core of his awakened insight.
00:05:55 |
Sun 19 Apr 2020
MN 70 At Kitagiri
A third discourse that presents the health benefits of eating in one part of the day, and the reluctance of some mendicants to follow this.
00:23:42 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
MN 69 With Gulissāni
A monk comes down to the community from the wilderness, but doesn’t behave properly. Venerable Sāriputta explains how a mendicant should behave, whether in forest or town.
00:13:46 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
MN 68 At Nalakapana
Those who practice do so not because they are failures, but because they aspire to higher freedom. When he speaks of the attainments of disciples, the Buddha does so in order to inspire.
00:16:37 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
MN 67 Discourse at Catuma
After dismissing some unruly monks, the Buddha is persuaded to relent, and teaches them four dangers for those gone forth.
00:18:32 |
Sat 11 Apr 2020
MN 66 The Simile of the Quail
Again raising the rule regarding eating, but this time as a reflection of gratitude for the Buddha in eliminating things that cause complexity and stress. The Buddha emphasizes how attachment even to…
00:31:58 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
MN 65 With Bhaddali
A monk refuses to follow the rule forbidding eating after noon, but is filled with remorse and forgiven.
00:27:16 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
MN 64 The Greater Discourse to Malunkyaputta
A little baby has no wrong views or intentions, but the underlying tendency for these things is still there. Without practicing, they will inevitably recur.
00:18:56 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
MN 63 The Short Dialogue with Malunkya
The sutta focuses on the “unexplained” or “undetermined” questions and explains why these are not answered – because they are not connected with the goal of the Buddhist path, namely the cessation of…
00:13:50 |
Sun 29 Mar 2020
MN 62 The Longer Advice to Rahula
The Buddha tells Rāhula to meditate on not-self, which he immediately puts into practice. Seeing him, Venerable Sāriputta advises him to develop breath meditation, but the Buddha suggests a wide rang…
00:14:50 |
Sat 28 Mar 2020
MN 61 Advice to Rahula at Amballattika
Using the “object lesson” of a cup of water, the Buddha explains to his son, Rāhula, the importance of telling the truth and reflecting on one’s motives.
00:09:33 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
MN 60 The Incontrovertible Teaching
The Buddha teaches a group of uncommitted householders how to use a rational reflection to arrive at practices and principles that are guaranteed to have a good outcome, even if we don’t know all the…
00:59:23 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
MN 59 The Many Kinds of Feeling
The Buddha resolves a disagreement on the number of kinds of feelings that he taught, pointing out that different ways of teaching are appropriate in different contexts, and should not be a cause o…
00:08:40 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
MN 58 With Prince Abhaya
The leader of the Jains, Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta, gives his disciple Prince Abhaya a dilemma to pose to the Buddha, supposing that this will show his weakness. Things don’t go quite as planned.
00:07:13 |
Sat 21 Mar 2020
MN 57 The Ascetic who behaved like a Dog
Some ascetics in ancient India undertook extreme practices, such as a vow to behave like an ox or a dog. The Buddha meets two such individuals, and is reluctantly pressed to reveal the kammic outcome…
00:10:45 |
Sun 08 Mar 2020
MN 56 With Upāli
The Buddha disagrees with a Jain ascetic on the question of whether physical or metal deeds are more important. When he hears of this, the Jain disciple Upāli decides to visit the Buddha and refute h…
00:33:00 |
Sat 07 Mar 2020
MN 55 With Jīvaka
The Buddha’s personal doctor, Jīvaka, hears criticisms of the Buddha’s policy regarding eating meat, and asks him about it.
00:07:37 |
Wed 04 Mar 2020
MN 54 With Potaliya the Wanderer
When Potaliya got upset at being referred to as “householder”, the Buddha quizzed him as to the true nature of attachment and renunciation.
00:23:31 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
MN 53 A Trainee
The Buddha is invited by his family, the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu, to inaugurate a new community hall. He invites Venerable Ānanda to explain in detail the stages of spiritual practice for a lay train…
00:15:04 |
Mon 02 Mar 2020
MN 52 The Man from the City of Aṭṭhaka
Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless.
00:15:32 |
Sun 01 Mar 2020
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