Regional Kings

2 discourses

Discourses

SN 22.102 Aniccasaññā sutta - Recognition Of Impermanence

The Buddha shares vivid similes to illustrate the benefits of developing the recognition of impermanence. This practice gradually exhausts all passion for sensual pleasure, materiality, becoming, ignorance, and uproots the conceit ‘I am.’

PTS 3.155–3.156

SN 45.141-145 Kūṭādi sutta - Beginning with Peak

The Buddha uses similes of a building with a peaked roof, fragrances, and regional kings to illustrate the importance of diligence in developing the Noble Eightfold Path.

PTS 5.43–5.44