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# Udana

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The Udana, the third book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, offers a rich collection of short suttas, each of which culminates in a short verse uttered by the Buddha. Altogether there are eighty suttas, arranged in eight vaggas, or chapters.

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The braces {} that follow each sutta title contain the corresponding starting page number in the PTS romanized Pali edition.

I. Bodhivagga -- The Chapter About Awakening

- Bodhi Sutta (Ud I.1) -- Awakening (1) {Ud 1} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Bodhi Sutta (Ud I.2) -- Awakening (2) {Ud 2} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Bodhi Sutta (Ud I.3) -- Awakening (3) {Ud 2} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  The Buddha contemplates dependent origination shortly after his Awakening.
- Kassapa Sutta (Ud I.6) -- About Maha Kassapa {Ud 4} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Ven. Maha Kassapa chooses to go on his alsmround among the poor and indigent, rather than among the devas.
- Bahiya Sutta (Ud I.10) -- About Bahiya {Ud 6} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The ascetic Bahiya meets the Buddha, receives a brief teaching from him, and becomes an arahant.

II. Muccalindavagga -- The Chapter About Muccalinda

- Muccalinda Sutta (Ud II.1) -- About Muccalinda/Mucalinda {Ud 10} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Muccalinda, king of the protective nagas, visits the Buddha.
- Raja Sutta (Ud II.2) -- Kings {Ud 10} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha scolds a group of monks for chattering about politics.
- Danda Sutta (Ud II.3) -- The Stick {Ud 11} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha sees a group of boys beating a snake with a stick.
- Sakkara Sutta (Ud II.4) -- Veneration {Ud 12} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Ascetics from other sects become jealous of the support and respect offered to the Buddha.
- Upasaka Sutta (Ud II.5) -- The Lay Follower {Ud 13} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A busy layperson finally pays a visit to the Buddha.
- Gabbhini Sutta (Ud II.6) -- The Pregnant Woman {Ud 13} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A man becomes terribly ill after drinking oil to bring to his pregnant wife.
- Ekaputta Sutta (Ud II.7) -- The Only Son {Ud 14} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The grieving friends and family of a lay-follower's deceased son pay a visit to the Buddha.
- Visakha Sutta (Ud II.9) -- To Visakha {Ud 18} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Visakha the laywoman pays a visit to the Buddha.
- Bhaddiya Kaligodha Sutta (Ud II.10) -- About Bhaddiya Kaligodha {Ud 18} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A meditating monk proclaims the blissfulness of life as a forest recluse.

III. Nandavagga -- The Chapter About Nanda

- Kamma Sutta (Ud III.1) -- Action {Ud 21} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A meditating monk endures the aches and pains of illness.
- Nanda Sutta (Ud III.2) -- About Nanda {Ud 21} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha ingeniously dissuades Ven. Nanda, his half-brother, from disrobing.
- Yasoja Sutta (Ud III.3) -- About Yasoja {Ud 24} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A group of monks, suitably chastened by the Buddha for their raucous behavior, become arahants.
- Sariputta Sutta (Ud III.4) -- About Sariputta {Ud 27} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Sariputta seated in meditation.
- Kolita Sutta (Ud III.5) -- About Kolita (Maha Moggallana) {Ud 27} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Maha Moggallana seated in meditation.
- Loka Sutta (Ud III.10) -- (Surveying) the World {Ud 32} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Following his Awakening, the Buddha surveys the world with his mind's eye and sees a world full of ignorance, craving, and suffering.

IV. Meghiyavagga -- The Chapter About Meghiya

- Meghiya Sutta (Ud IV.1) -- About Meghiya {Ud 34} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. An over-eager monk is assailed by unskillful states of mind, and the Buddha reminds him of the importance of associating with admirable friends.
- Gopala Sutta (Ud IV.3) -- The Cowherd {Ud 38} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A cowherd invites the monks to a meal at his home.
- Juñha Sutta (Ud IV.4) -- Moonlit {Ud 39} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A cantankerous yakkha decides to hit Ven. Sariputta over the head, and pays the price for his stupidity.
- Naga Sutta (Ud IV.5) -- The Bull Elephant {Ud 41} [John D. Ireland, trans.]. The Buddha moves from a noisy, crowded part of the forest to a more secluded one.
- Pindola Sutta (Ud IV.6) -- About Pindola {Ud 42} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Pindola seated in meditation.
- Sariputta Sutta (Ud IV.7) -- About Sariputta (1) {Ud 43} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Sariputta seated in meditation.
- Upasena Vangataputta Sutta (Ud IV.9) -- About Upasena Vangantaputta {Ud 45} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the attainments of Ven. Upasena Vangataputta.
- Sariputta Sutta (Ud IV.10) -- About Sariputta (2) {Ud 46} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Sariputta seated in meditation.

V. Sonavagga -- The Chapter About Sona

- Raja Sutta (Ud V.1) -- The King {Ud 47} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Queen Mallika and King Pasenadi inquire of each other, "Is there anyone more dear to you than yourself?"
- Kutthi Sutta (Ud V.3) -- The Leper {Ud 48} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha instructs a leper, who soon attains stream-entry.
- Kumaraka Sutta (Ud V.4) -- The Boys {Ud 51} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha comes upon two boys catching fish, and speaks to them about physical pain.
- Uposatha Sutta (Ud V.5) -- The Observance {Ud 51} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha compares the wonderful qualities of the Dhamma to the qualities of the ocean.
- Sona Sutta (Ud V.6) -- About Sona {Ud 57} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. A devoted lay follower recognizes the drawbacks of the householder's life and decides to become a monk.
- Revata Sutta (Ud V.7) -- About Revata {Ud 60} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Revata seated in meditation.
- Saddayamana Sutta (Ud V.9) -- Uproar {Ud 61} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by a nearby group of boisterous youths.
- Panthaka Sutta (Ud V.10) -- About Cula Panthaka {Ud 61} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Cula Panthaka seated in meditation.

VI. Jaccandhavagga -- Blind from Birth

- Jatila Sutta (Ud VI.2) -- Ascetics {Ud 64} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha explains to King Pasenadi how another's virtue, purity, endurance, and discernment may be known.
- Ahu Sutta (Ud VI.3) -- It Was {Ud 66} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha reflects on the unskillful qualities he has abandoned and the skillful ones he has perfected.
- Tittha Sutta (Ud VI.4) -- Various Sectarians (1) {Ud 66} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha uses the famous simile of the blind men and the elephant to illustrate the futility of arguing about one's views and opinions.
- Tittha Sutta (Ud VI.5) -- Various Sectarians (2) {Ud 70} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Tittha Sutta (Ud VI.6) -- Various Sectarians (3) {Ud 70} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  The Buddha overhears some heated arguments between various speculative philosophers.
- Subhuti Sutta (Ud VI.7) -- About Subhuti {Ud 71} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha praises a monk for practicing jhana.
- Ganika Sutta (Ud VI.8) -- The Courtesan {Ud 71} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by reports of deadly battles over the affections of a certain courtesan.
- Adhipataka Sutta (Ud VI.9) -- Insects {Ud 72} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of insects circling into a flame.

VII. Culavagga -- The Minor Chapter

- Bhaddiya Sutta (Ud VII.1) -- About Bhaddiya the Dwarf (1) {Ud 74} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Ven. Sariputta helps guide Ven. Bhaddiya to the brink of arahantship.
- Bhaddiya Sutta (Ud VII.2) -- About Bhaddiya the Dwarf (2) {Ud 74} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Ven Sariputta, failing to see that Ven. Bhaddiya is now an arahant, continues instructing him.
- Kamesu Satta Sutta (Ud VII.3) -- Attached to Sensual Pleasures (1) {Ud 75} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.].
- Kamesu Satta Sutta (Ud VII.4) -- Attached to Sensual Pleasures (2) {Ud 75} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. Two occasions in which the Buddha is inspired by the sight of laypeople and their addictions to sensual pleasures.
- Tanhakhaya Sutta (Ud VII.6) -- The Ending of Craving {Ud 76} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The Buddha is inspired by the sight of Ven. Añña Kondañña seated in meditation.
- Udapana Sutta (Ud VII.9) -- The Well {Ud 78} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. In a rare display of his supernatural powers, the Buddha makes a point of Dhamma to Ven. Ananda.
- Udena Sutta (Ud VII.10) -- About King Udena {Ud 79} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. 500 women, all of whom had attained at least stream-entry, perish in a fire.

VIII. Pataligamiyavagga -- The Chapter About Patali Village

- Nibbana Sutta (Ud VIII.1) -- Total Unbinding/Parinibbana (1) {Ud 80} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Nibbana Sutta (Ud VIII.2) -- Total Unbinding/Parinibbana (2) {Ud 80} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Nibbana Sutta (Ud VIII.3) -- Total Unbinding/Parinibbana (3) {Ud 80} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Nibbana Sutta (Ud VIII.4) -- Total Unbinding/Parinibbana (4) {Ud 81} [John D. Ireland, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Four suttas in which the Buddha describes the nature of Nibbana.
- Visakha Sutta (Ud VIII.8) -- To Visakha {Ud 91} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]. The laywoman Visakha, grieving over the death of a grandchild, receives a powerful teaching concerning clinging and death.
- Dabba Sutta (Ud VIII.9) -- About Dabba Mallaputta (1) {Ud 92} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  Dabba Sutta (Ud VIII.10) -- About Dabba Mallaputta (2) {Ud 93} [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
  The Buddha is inspired by Ven. Dabba Mallaputta's spectacular death and attainment of Parinibbana.

Revised: Thu 11 April 2002