The Book of Eights

Category: Anguttara Nikaya

From Buddhist Encyclopedia

• AN 8.2: Pañña Sutta — Discernment. The Buddha outlines the skills that one must develop in order for wisdom to unfold.
• AN 8.6: Lokavipatti Sutta — The Failings of the World. The eight worldly conditions. The difference between an ordinary person and an Awakened one manifests in how they respond to life's inevitable ups and downs.
• AN 8.13: Ajañña Sutta — The Thoroughbred. Eight praiseworthy qualities that a good monk possesses.
• AN 8.14: Khalunga Sutta — Unruly. Eight unskillful ways of reacting to an accusation, compared to the eight habits of unruly, untamable horses.
• AN 8.23: Hatthaka Sutta 1 — About Hatthaka. Eight qualities rarely found in people of power and wealth.
• AN 8.24: Hatthaka Sutta 2 — About Hatthaka. The Buddha's advice on how to win a large following.
• AN 8.25: Mahanama Sutta — Being a Lay Buddhist. What is a lay follower? A virtuous lay follower? A lay follower engaged in his own welfare? His own and others'?
• AN 8.26: Jivaka Sutta — To Jivaka (On Being a Lay Follower). The Buddha explains how a lay follower can best work for the welfare of others.
• AN 8.30: Anuruddha Sutta — To Anuruddha. The Buddha tells of eight good qualities in the heart that, if actively cultivated, help lead us toward the goal.
• AN 8.39: Abhisanda Sutta — Rewards. The Buddha tells of eight rewards that can be expected from skillful conduct.
• AN 8.40: Vipaka Sutta — Results. The Buddha describes the unpleasant consequences of not sticking to the precepts.
• AN 8.41: Uposatha Sutta — The Uposatha Observance. The Buddha summarizes the eight uposatha day observances.
• AN 8.43: Visakhuposatha Sutta — The Discourse to Visakha on the Uposatha with the Eight Practices. The Buddha explains to Visakha, a devout laywoman, the benefits of following the uposatha day (observance day) practices.
• AN 8.53: Gotami Sutta — To Gotami. The Buddha explains to Maha Prajapati Gautami how to recognize authentic teachings of Dharma.
• AN 8.54: Vyagghapajja (Dighajanu) Sutta — Conditions of Welfare/ To Dighajanu {A iv 281} [Narada | Thanissaro]. The Buddha's instructions for householders on how to preserve and increase wealth and happiness, in both the mundane and spiritual senses.
• AN 8.63: Sankhitta Sutta — In Brief (Good Will, Mindfulness, and Concentration) {A iv 299} [Thanissaro]. The Buddha describes the practices of the four sublime states (metta, karuna, mudita, and upekkha) and of the four frames of reference (foundations of mindfulness) as a basis for concentration practice.
• AN 8.80: Kusita-Arambhavatthu Sutta — The Grounds for Laziness and the Arousal of Energy {A iv 332} [Thanissaro]. "I'm too tired too meditate! I'm too hungry! I'm too full!" Sound familiar? The Buddha has some sound advice for overcoming this kind of laziness.
• AN 8.86: Yasa Sutta — Honor {A iv 340} [Thanissaro]. While dwelling in a forest grove, the Buddha speaks in praise of modesty, contentment, unentanglement, and seclusion in the wilderness. (This sutta is a longer version of the conversation reported in AN 6.42.)