The Spiral Texts

We will not look at all of these texts in detail but rather at the pattern they collectively describe, and the variations within that pattern. This course aims to be a distillation of the pathway of development laid out in these discourses.

Supporting Conditions

Upanisā Sutta
SN 12.23

Five Ways to Liberation

Vimuttāyatana Sutta
AN 5.26

Mindfulness & Clear Comprehension

Satisampajañña Sutta
AN 8.81

Expanding by Tens

Dasuttara Sutta
DN 34

Volition

Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta
AN 10.2

Dwelling Negligently

Pamādavihārī Sutta
SN 35.97

Nandiya the Sakyan

Nandiya Sakka Sutta
SN 55.40

The Simile of the Cloth

Vatthūpama Sutta
MN 7

With Kandaraka

Kandaraka Sutta
MN 51

With Pātaliya

Pātaliya Sutta
SN 42.13

With Mahānāma

Mahānāma Sutta
AN 6.10

To What Purpose?

Kimatthiya Sutta
AN 10.1

Vital Conditions

Pathama Upanisā Sutta
AN 10.3

Vital Conditions, Second Version

Dutiya Upanisā Sutta
AN 10.4

Vital Conditions, Third Version

Tatiya Upanisā Sutta
AN 10.5

Second Encounter with Mahānāma

Dutiyamahānāma Sutta
AN 11.12

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