Mahāvagga

The Great Chapter

Twelve longer poems that expand into sometimes legendary narrative. The first two discourses and the Nalaka Sutta offer early glimpses at crucial episodes in the Buddha’s life. While some of these poems are found elsewhere in the canon, the Dvayatānupassanā offers a unique perspective on dependent origination and other topics typically found in prose texts.

• Snp 3.1PabbajjāsuttaThe Going Forth
• Snp 3.2PadhānasuttaStriving
• Snp 3.3SubhāsitasuttaWell-Spoken Words
• Snp 3.4Pūraḷāsa (sundarikabhāradvāja) suttaWith Bhāradvāja of Sundarika on the Sacrificial Cake
• Snp 3.5MāghasuttaWith Māgha on Giving
• Snp 3.6SabhiyasuttaSabhiya’s Questions
• Snp 3.7SelasuttaWith Sela
• Snp 3.8SallasuttaThe Dart
• Snp 3.9VāseṭṭhasuttaWith Vāseṭṭha
• Snp 3.10KokālikasuttaTo Kokāliya on the Results of Slander
• Snp 3.11NālakasuttaThe Sages Asita and Nālaka
• Snp 3.12DvayatānupassanāsuttaContemplating Pairs