IV.
Atthaka Vagga -- The Octet
Chapter (of the Sutta Nipata)
Read the Introduction by Thanissaro
Bhikkhu to the Atthaka Vagga
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- Kama Sutta (Sn IV.1)
-- Sensual Pleasure. The drawbacks of sensual
desires.
- Guhatthaka Sutta (Sn
IV.2) -- The Cave of the Body. Those who remain
attached to the body and to sensuality will have a hard
time freeing themselves from fear of death and from
further becoming.
- Dutthatthaka Sutta
(Sn IV.3) -- Corrupted. Freedom isn't to be found by
boasting of your precepts and practices or by debating
your views.
- Suddhatthaka Sutta (Sn IV.4) -- Pure
[two translations: Thanissaro
Bhikkhu, tr. | John D.
Ireland, tr.]. Although freedom is found by means of
knowledge and meditation, in ultimate terms it lies
beyond both.
- Paramatthaka Sutta (Sn IV.5) -- Supreme
[two translations: Thanissaro
Bhikkhu, tr. | John D.
Ireland, tr.]. The conceit that comes from
identifying with practices or views -- even if they're
supreme -- is a fetter preventing full freedom.
- Jara Sutta (Sn IV.6)
-- Old Age. Life is short. Possessiveness brings
grief. Freedom comes from abandoning any sense of mine.
- Tissa Metteyya Sutta
(Sn IV.7) -- Tissa Metteyya. The drawbacks of falling
away from the celibate life.
- Pasura Sutta (Sn
IV.8) -- To Pasura. Pasura tries to engage the Buddha
in a debate, but the latter responds by pointing out the
drawbacks of debate, both for the winners and the losers.
- Magandiya Sutta (Sn
IV.9) -- To Magandiya. Magandiya offers the Buddha
his daughter in marriage. The Buddha refuses the offer
and further subdues Magandiya's pride by describing the
attainment of highest purity in terms that Magandiya
can't understand.
- Purabheda Sutta (Sn
IV.10) -- Before the Break-up of the Body. What
enables a person to live at peace?
- Kalaha-vivada Sutta (Sn IV.11) --
Quarrels & Disputes [two translations: Thanissaro Bhikkhu, tr. | John D. Ireland, tr.]. The
Buddha is questioned on the source of quarrels and
disputes, and on the highest level of spiritual
attainment.
- Cula-Viyuha Sutta
(Sn IV.12) -- The Lesser Array. If there is one
truth, how should a person behave in a world where many
different truths are taught?
- Maha-Viyuha Sutta
(Sn IV.13) -- The Great Array. How to maintain
freedom in a world full of disputes.
- Tuvataka Sutta (Sn
IV.14) -- Quickly. A detailed description of the
attitudes and behavior of a monk training for the sake of
total liberation.
- Attadanda Sutta (Sn IV.15) -- The Rod
Embraced [two translations: Thanissaro
Bhikkhu, tr. | John D.
Ireland, tr.]. The Buddha speaks in poignant terms of
the samvega that led him to abandon the home life.
He concludes with recommendations for practice and a
description of the person who has attained the goal of
true peace and security.
- Sariputta Sutta (Sn
IV.16) -- To Sariputta. When a monk, disaffected with
the world, takes up the life of seclusion, what fears
should he overcome? How should he train to annihilate the
darkness in his heart?
Taken from
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/khuddaka/suttanipata/index.html