Chapter VII 7 Brāhmaṇasaṃyutta Connected Discourses with Brahmins I. The Arahants 1 (1) Dhanañjānī Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrel Sanctuary. Now on that occasion the wife of a certain Brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan, a Brahmin lady named Dhanañjānī , had full confidence in the

II. The Lay Followers 11 (1) Kasi Bhāradvāja Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Magadhans at Dakkhiṇāgiri near the Brahmin village of Ekanāḷa . Now on that occasion the Brahmin Kasi Bhāradvāja , Bhāradvāja the Ploughman, had 500 ploughs fastened to their yokes at the time of sowing. Then, in the morning,

Chapter VIII 8 Vaṅgīsasaṃyutta Connected Discourses with Vaṅgīsa 1 Renounced Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Venerable Vaṅgīsa was dwelling at Āḷavī at the Aggāḷava Shrine together with his preceptor, the Venerable Nigrodhakappa . Now on that occasion the Venerable Vaṅgīsa , newly ordained, not long gone forth, had been left behind as a caretaker of the dwelling.

Chapter IX 9 Vanasaṃyutta Connected Discourses in the Woods 1 Seclusion Thus have I heard. On one occasion a certain Bhikkhu was dwelling among the Kosalans in a certain woodland thicket. Now on that occasion, while that Bhikkhu had gone for his day’s abiding, he kept on thinking evil unwholesome thoughts connected with the household life. Then the Devatā that

Chapter X 10 Yakkhasaṃyutta Connected Discourses with Yakkhas 1 Indaka Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on Mount Inda’s Peak, the haunt of the Yakkha Indaka . Then the Yakkha Indaka approached the Blessed One and addressed him in verse: 802 As the Buddhas say that form is not the soul, How

Chapter XI 11 Sakkasaṃyutta Connected Discourses with Sakka I. The First Subchapter (Suvīra) 1 (1) Suvīra Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus thus: Bhikkhus! Venerable sir! those Bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this: Bhikkhus, once in the past the

II. The Second Subchapter (The 7 Vows) 11 (1) Vows At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, in the past, when Sakka , lord of the Devas, was a human being, he adopted and undertook 7 vows by the undertaking of which he achieved the status of Sakka . What were the 7 vows? (1) ‘As long as I live may I support

III. The Third Subchapter (Sakka Pentad) 21 (1) Having Slain At Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove. Then Sakka , lord of the Devas, approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and stood to one side. Standing to one side, Sakka , lord of the Devas, addressed the Blessed One in verse: 939 Having slain what does one sleep soundly? Having

PART II: The Book of Causation (Nidānavagga) Homage to the Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One Chapter I 12 Nidānasaṃyutta Connected Discourses on Causation I. The Buddhas 1 (1) Dependent Origination Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus thus: