Sn 3.2: Padhana Sutta — The Striving

Update: 2006-07-05

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The ten armies of Mara approach the Bodhisatta (Buddha-to-be) in an unsuccessful attempt to lure him from his meditation seat.

Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (05'23" 1.9 MB)

Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending.

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Sn 3.2: Padhana Sutta — The Striving

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Sn 3.2: Padhana Sutta — The Striving