References – MN 140: The Exposition of the Elements 
Sutta / Majjhima Nikāya / MN 140: Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta

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“Does MN 140 define the external elements?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Elements]

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness [2015], Session 36, Excerpt 1


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Readings from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 4, pp. 70-76. Read by Ajahn Amaro:

Ven. P.A. Payutto, Dependent Origination, pp. 14-5.

H.H. the Dalai Lama, The Four Noble Truths, pp. 53-57.

Suttas: MN 52.4-14, AN 11.16; SN 22.81; MN 140.20-22.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 12


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Readings by Ajahn Amaro:

The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 8, pp. 146-150:

Ajahn Chah, (anecdotal).

Atulo, collected teachings of Ajahn Dune compiled by Ajahn Bodhinandamuni (no full English translation).

Suttas: MN 49.25; SN 12.38; SN 22.53.

Suttas: MN 49.11-31; MN 140.21-22.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 43


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“In which Sutta is Nibbāna mentioned as the Fifth Noble Truth?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Nibbāna] [Four Noble Truths] // [Truth]

Sutta: MN 140.26: Nibbāna is undeceptive.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 4, Excerpt 2


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Readings from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 5, pp. 87-92. Read by Ajahn Amaro:

Nyaṇatiloka Bhikkhu, Buddhist Dictionary, p. 106.

Suttas: MN 140.31; Dhp 21; AN 6.49; SN 22.49; SN 1.20; Nid 80.226; MN 144.9; SN 22.59 (also at Mahāvagga 1.6).

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 15


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“For those who accept only the three-lifetime interpretation of Dependent Origination, how do they interpret the arising of contact and feeling?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro. [Dependent origination] [Rebirth] [Contact] [Feeling] // [P. A. Payutto] [Tipiṭaka] [Commentaries] [Ajahn Buddhadāsa]

Commentary: Path of Purification by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, pp. 533-608: Dependent Origination.

Sutta: MN 140.31: “The sage at peace is not born, does not age, and does not die.”

Quote: I don’t deny that the Buddha speaks about past life and present life and future life, but in most circumstances that’s irrelevant. “Ajahn Buddhadāsa” — answering a sincere inquiry about rebirth..

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 15, Excerpt 1