Uragavagga

The Serpent Chapter

Twelve poems beginning with a set of similes comparing a liberated one with a serpent who sheds its skin. The poems are diverse in style and content, and appear to have been collected from different sources. This chapter includes many perennial favorites such as the Mettā Sutta on Love and the warnings of the Parābhava Sutta on downfalls.

• Snp 1.1UragasuttaThe Snake
• Snp 1.2DhaniyasuttaWith Dhaniya the Cowherd
• Snp 1.3KhaggavisāṇasuttaThe Rhinoceros Horn
• Snp 1.4KasibhāradvājasuttaWith Bhāradvāja the Farmer
• Snp 1.5CundasuttaWith the Smith Cunda
• Snp 1.6ParābhavasuttaDownfalls for a Lay Follower
• Snp 1.7VasalasuttaThe Lowlife
• Snp 1.8MettasuttaThe Discourse on Love
• Snp 1.9HemavatasuttaThe Buddha Teaches Sātāgira and Hemavata the Native Spirits
• Snp 1.10ĀḷavakasuttaĀḷavaka the Native Spirit
• Snp 1.11VijayasuttaVictory
• Snp 1.12MunisuttaThe Sage