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THE WORDS OF THE BUDDHA — VOLUME 12

Lowly Arts

Lowly Arts — Volume 12 of The Words of The Buddha

Teachings directly from The Buddha exploring lowly arts, wrong means of livelihood, and guidance for developing wisdom, discernment, and Right Livelihood on The Path to Enlightenment.

Table of Contents

Chapter
Title
Begin Here
Before You Begin
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Note
Note from Author
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Preface
Lowly Arts
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Chapter 1
What are the Lowly Arts?
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Chapter 2
The Ascetic Gotama Refrains from Such Base Arts
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Chapter 3
A Monk Who Is Perfected in Morality A Monk Refrains from Such Base Arts and Wrong Means of Livelihood
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Chapter 4
The Various Kinds of Pointless Talk
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Chapter 5
The Ascetic Gotama Refrained from Pointless Talk
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Chapter 6
A Monk Refrains from Pointless Talk
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Chapter 7
Three Kinds of Wonders (First Discourse)
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Chapter 8
Three Kinds of Wonders (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 9
The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Exhibiting a Wonder of Mystic Power
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Chapter 10
The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Boasting about a Non-Existence of State of Further-Men in Oneself
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Chapter 11
The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Boasting About a Non-Existence of State of Further-Men in Oneself
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Chapter 12
Do Not Be Judgmental Regarding People
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Chapter 13
The Five Great Thieves
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Chapter 14
A Noble Disciple Abandons Wrong Livelihood
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Chapter 15
Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (First Discourse)
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Chapter 16
Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 17
Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Third Discourse)
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Chapter 18
Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Fourth Discourse)
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Chapter 19
Six Benefits in Realizing the Fruit of Stream-Entry
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Chapter 20
Three Wrong Views about Sectarian Tenets That a Noble Disciple Must Abandon
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Chapter 21
Six Unsurpassed Things
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Chapter 22
Demonstration of Confidence in One Endowed with Confidence
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Chapter 23
The Perfectly Enlightened One Taught Monks to Eat at a Single Session
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Chapter 24
The Noble Disciples Will Not Transgress the Training Guidelines Even for Life’s Sake
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Chapter 25
Four Defilements of Ascetics and Brāhmins
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Chapter 26
Unwholesome Habits
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Chapter 27
Words Which Should Be Studied, Learned, and Investigated in The Foremost Assembly
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Chapter 28
Why Every Practitioner Should Study The Tathāgata’s Words
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Chapter 29
Those Who Cause the Good Teachings to Disappear (First Discourse)
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Chapter 30
Those Who Sustain the Good Teachings (First Discourse)
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Chapter 31
Those Who Cause the Good Teachings to Disappear (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 32
Those Who Sustain the Good Teachings (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 33
Ten Roots of Disputes
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Chapter 34
Disciples Who Behave Towards The Teacher with Hostility and with Friendliness
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Chapter 35
Difference Between The Perfectly Enlightened One and a Monk Liberated by Wisdom
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Chapter 36
The Tathāgata Taught Very Few Compared to the Numerous Things He Had Known
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Chapter 37
One Who Points Out Treasure
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Chapter 38
The Introduction of Ajjhāyaka
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Chapter 39
Reciting The Teachings The Basis of Liberation
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Chapter 40
Misunderstanding Regarding Benefits of Creating Buddha Images
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Chapter 41
Misunderstanding Regarding Listening to the Great Birth Sermon
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Chapter 42
Misunderstanding Regarding Pouring Water to Transfer Merit
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Chapter 43
Misunderstanding Regarding Holy Water
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Chapter 44
Misunderstanding Regarding The Benefits of Reciting Teachings
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Chapter 45
Reside with The Teachings as Your Refuge
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Chapter 46
Four Criteria that Assure The Words of The Buddha
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Chapter 47
The Supreme Honor and Respect
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Chapter 48
Teachings and Discipline Will Be Your Teacher
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Chapter 49
Ordained Practitioners
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Chapter 50
Things Monks Should Give High Consideration
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Chapter 51
Household Practitioners
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Chapter 52
Mutual Support Between Monks, Brāhmins and Householders
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Chapter 53
The Unobtainable
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Chapter 54
Four Things Wished for, Desired, Agreeable, and Rarely Gained in the World
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Chapter 55
Reappearance in Accordance with One’s Objectives
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Chapter 56
Who Does Sakka Worship?
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Chapter 57
Truly Favorable and Optimistic
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Chapter 58
Right and Wrong Refuge
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Chapter 59
The Paccorohanī Festival in the Noble One’s Discipline (First Discourse)
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Chapter 60
The Paccorohanī Festival in the Noble One’s Discipline (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 61
The Noble Paccorohanī Festival (First Discourse)
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Chapter 62
The Noble Paccorohanī Festival (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 63
Role of a Teacher
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Chapter 64
Who Should You Not Teach and Who Should You Teach
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Author
Author
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Restoration
Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment
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The Goal
The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings
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Why I Teach
Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?
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Why Thailand
Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?
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Invitation
Invitation to Learn
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Begin Here

Before You Begin

Note

Note from Author

Preface

Lowly Arts

Chapter 1

What are the Lowly Arts?

Chapter 2

The Ascetic Gotama Refrains from Such Base Arts

Chapter 3

A Monk Who Is Perfected in Morality A Monk Refrains from Such Base Arts and Wrong Means of Livelihood

Chapter 4

The Various Kinds of Pointless Talk

Chapter 5

The Ascetic Gotama Refrained from Pointless Talk

Chapter 6

A Monk Refrains from Pointless Talk

Chapter 7

Three Kinds of Wonders (First Discourse)

Chapter 8

Three Kinds of Wonders (Second Discourse)

Chapter 9

The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Exhibiting a Wonder of Mystic Power

Chapter 10

The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Boasting about a Non-Existence of State of Further-Men in Oneself

Chapter 11

The Perfectly Enlightened One Prohibits Monks from Boasting About a Non-Existence of State of Further-Men in Oneself

Chapter 12

Do Not Be Judgmental Regarding People

Chapter 13

The Five Great Thieves

Chapter 14

A Noble Disciple Abandons Wrong Livelihood

Chapter 15

Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (First Discourse)

Chapter 16

Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Second Discourse)

Chapter 17

Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Third Discourse)

Chapter 18

Six Cases of Incapability by One Accomplished in View (Fourth Discourse)

Chapter 19

Six Benefits in Realizing the Fruit of Stream-Entry

Chapter 20

Three Wrong Views about Sectarian Tenets That a Noble Disciple Must Abandon

Chapter 21

Six Unsurpassed Things

Chapter 22

Demonstration of Confidence in One Endowed with Confidence

Chapter 23

The Perfectly Enlightened One Taught Monks to Eat at a Single Session

Chapter 24

The Noble Disciples Will Not Transgress the Training Guidelines Even for Life’s Sake

Chapter 25

Four Defilements of Ascetics and Brāhmins

Chapter 26

Unwholesome Habits

Chapter 27

Words Which Should Be Studied, Learned, and Investigated in The Foremost Assembly

Chapter 28

Why Every Practitioner Should Study The Tathāgata’s Words

Chapter 29

Those Who Cause the Good Teachings to Disappear (First Discourse)

Chapter 30

Those Who Sustain the Good Teachings (First Discourse)

Chapter 31

Those Who Cause the Good Teachings to Disappear (Second Discourse)

Chapter 32

Those Who Sustain the Good Teachings (Second Discourse)

Chapter 33

Ten Roots of Disputes

Chapter 34

Disciples Who Behave Towards The Teacher with Hostility and with Friendliness

Chapter 35

Difference Between The Perfectly Enlightened One and a Monk Liberated by Wisdom

Chapter 36

The Tathāgata Taught Very Few Compared to the Numerous Things He Had Known

Chapter 37

One Who Points Out Treasure

Chapter 38

The Introduction of Ajjhāyaka

Chapter 39

Reciting The Teachings The Basis of Liberation

Chapter 40

Misunderstanding Regarding Benefits of Creating Buddha Images

Chapter 41

Misunderstanding Regarding Listening to the Great Birth Sermon

Chapter 42

Misunderstanding Regarding Pouring Water to Transfer Merit

Chapter 43

Misunderstanding Regarding Holy Water

Chapter 44

Misunderstanding Regarding The Benefits of Reciting Teachings

Chapter 45

Reside with The Teachings as Your Refuge

Chapter 46

Four Criteria that Assure The Words of The Buddha

Chapter 47

The Supreme Honor and Respect

Chapter 48

Teachings and Discipline Will Be Your Teacher

Chapter 49

Ordained Practitioners

Chapter 50

Things Monks Should Give High Consideration

Chapter 51

Household Practitioners

Chapter 52

Mutual Support Between Monks, Brāhmins and Householders

Chapter 53

The Unobtainable

Chapter 54

Four Things Wished for, Desired, Agreeable, and Rarely Gained in the World

Chapter 55

Reappearance in Accordance with One’s Objectives

Chapter 56

Who Does Sakka Worship?

Chapter 57

Truly Favorable and Optimistic

Chapter 58

Right and Wrong Refuge

Chapter 59

The Paccorohanī Festival in the Noble One’s Discipline (First Discourse)

Chapter 60

The Paccorohanī Festival in the Noble One’s Discipline (Second Discourse)

Chapter 61

The Noble Paccorohanī Festival (First Discourse)

Chapter 62

The Noble Paccorohanī Festival (Second Discourse)

Chapter 63

Role of a Teacher

Chapter 64

Who Should You Not Teach and Who Should You Teach

Author

Author

Restoration

Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment

The Goal

The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings

Why I Teach

Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?

Why Thailand

Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?

Invitation

Invitation to Learn

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