References – Kd 8: The chapter on robes 
“In Mahāvagga 8.15, Visaka’s intentions in giving to the Saṅgha are to realize Dhamma rather than go to heaven. Does this mean it’s more in line with neither dark nor bright kamma [as described in MN 57.11]?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Great disciples] [Generosity] [Happiness] [Deva] [Kamma] // [Skillful qualities] [Culture/West]
Readings from The Island [2025], Session 32, Excerpt 6
Comment: It’s important for the Saṅgha to look after all members in terms of sickness and ageing. [Sickness] [Ageing] [Health care ] [Death] [Monastic life] [Saṅgha ]
Response by Ajahn Pasanno.
Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.1-8: The Monk with Dysentery [Buddha/Biography]
Recollections of Saṅgha members who have died. [Saṅgha ] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [History/Western Buddhist monasticism]
The Teaching and the Training [2018], Session 6, Excerpt 5
Reading: Five qualities of good patients and nurses (Mahāvagga 8.26.5) Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sickness] [Health care ]
Death and Dying [2014], Session 1, Excerpt 2
“Was there specific advice from the Buddha to the monks about [advising a dying person]?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic life] [Death] // [Sickness] [Compassion] [Goodwill]
Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.7: Attributes of a carer.
The Path of Practice [2019], Session 1, Excerpt 15
“I volunteer in hospice and was in attendance for the passing of my parents. I notice vast differences in the way people experience their passage. What can we do, while still alive, to prepare for a peaceful and ‘wakeful’ passing? Other than ‘being present,’ is there anything that can be of benefit to others?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] // [Recollection/Death] [Equanimity] [Impermanence] [Sickness] [Idealism] [Compassion] [Generosity]
Sutta: AN 5.57: Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection (Chanting Book translation)
Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.8: Qualities of a good nurse. [Monastic life] [Health care]
Story: Ajahn Chah advises Paul Breiter about the limits of spiritual hospice work. [Ajahn Chah] [Paul Breiter] [Buddho mantra] [Fierce/direct teaching]