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Tittha Suttha comprises three of these sutras, where the parable of the monks and the elephant is found in the first, viz. sutra number 4. The parable is usually referred to as "The story of the blind men and the elephant".
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A textual and
Historical Analysis of the Khuddaka Nikaya
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210:Peṭakopadesa
185:Cariyāpiṭaka
155:Vimānavatthu
73:2. Khandhaka
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3233:Dharma talk
3062:Asalha Puja
2858:Eschatology
2661:Switzerland
2641:New Zealand
2569:Middle East
2478:Philippines
2398:Afghanistan
2203:Bodhidharma
2188:Buddhaghosa
2108:Householder
2018:Monasticism
1971:Bodhisattva
1826:Prostration
1779:Mindfulness
1707:Anapanasati
1690:Kammaṭṭhāna
1487:Korean Seon
1427:Asura realm
1422:Human realm
1362:Ten Fetters
1317:Parinirvana
1219:Uppalavanna
1184:Mahākaccana
1169:Mahākassapa
1101:Kṣitigarbha
1096:Ākāśagarbha
993:Suddhodāna
938:Four sights
865:Foundations
720:November 7,
623:November 7,
412:Canki Sutta
405:Canki Sutta
324:, known as
268:7. Paṭṭhāna
243:2. Vibhaṅga
180:Buddhavaṃsa
150:Suttanipāta
78:3. Parivāra
3463:Categories
3350:Psychology
3330:Gnosticism
3318:Comparison
3313:Influences
3295:Comparison
3178:Bhavacakra
3136:Kushinagar
3111:Pilgrimage
3057:Māgha Pūjā
3012:Bodhi Tree
2828:Buddhology
2818:Abhidharma
2810:Philosophy
2743:Menander I
2611:Costa Rica
2562:Uzbekistan
2403:Bangladesh
2357:Dhammapada
2341:Pali Canon
2303:Ajahn Chah
2283:Dalai Lama
2183:Kumārajīva
2178:Vasubandhu
2153:The Buddha
2061:Zen master
1996:Sakadagami
1976:Buddhahood
1907:Pratimokṣa
1722:Shikantaza
1678:Meditation
1653:Deity yoga
1524:Madhyamaka
1417:Deva realm
1312:Mindstream
1262:Bodhicitta
1174:Aṅgulimāla
1041:Devadatta
1017:Yaśodharā
920:The Buddha
910:Middle Way
586:7 November
398:The Buddha
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170:Therīgāthā
165:Theragāthā
160:Petavatthu
145:Itivuttaka
135:Dhammapada
42:Pāli Canon
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3398:Buddhists
3360:Theosophy
3163:Symbolism
3153:Hama yumi
3126:Bodh Gaya
2893:Socialism
2868:Evolution
2843:Economics
2681:Venezuela
2596:Australia
2591:Argentina
2515:Sri Lanka
2510:Singapore
2428:Indonesia
2390:Countries
2331:Tripiṭaka
2293:Ajahn Mun
2168:Nagarjuna
2163:Aśvaghoṣa
2046:Anagārika
2041:Śrāmaṇerī
2036:Śrāmaṇera
2031:Bhikkhunī
1991:Sotāpanna
1880:Passaddhi
1821:Offerings
1796:Nekkhamma
1673:Iddhipada
1593:Practices
1563:Theravada
1536:Vajrayana
1529:Yogachara
1499:Pure Land
1412:Six Paths
1399:Cosmology
1179:Anuruddha
1154:Sāriputta
1144:Kaundinya
1136:Disciples
1111:Vajrapāṇi
963:Footprint
928:Tathāgata
263:6. Yamaka
3436:Category
3365:Violence
3335:Hinduism
3283:Sanskrit
3238:Hinayana
3223:Amitābha
3183:Swastika
3052:Uposatha
3042:Holidays
3027:Calendar
2873:Humanism
2711:Kanishka
2701:Timeline
2525:Thailand
2493:Kalmykia
2488:Buryatia
2473:Pakistan
2458:Mongolia
2453:Maldives
2448:Malaysia
2413:Cambodia
2278:Shamarpa
2273:Nichiren
2223:Xuanzang
2158:Nagasena
2076:Rinpoche
1806:Pāramitā
1648:Devotion
1568:Navayana
1556:Dzogchen
1519:Nichiren
1467:Mahayana
1459:Branches
1337:Saṅkhāra
1086:Mañjuśrī
1043:(cousin)
1035:(cousin)
1003:(mother)
995:(father)
983:Miracles
933:Birthday
850:Glossary
823:Buddhism
456:See also
394:Bhikkhus
3413:Temples
3393:Buddhas
3355:Science
3345:Judaism
3340:Jainism
3258:Lineage
3218:Abhijñā
3188:Thangka
3131:Sarnath
3116:Lumbini
3037:Funeral
3032:Cuisine
2908:Culture
2883:Reality
2833:Creator
2823:Atomism
2693:History
2666:Ukraine
2626:Germany
2545:Senegal
2535:Vietnam
2463:Myanmar
2263:Shinran
2253:Karmapa
2228:Shandao
2198:Dignāga
2123:Śrāvaka
2103:Donchee
2098:Kappiya
2056:Sayadaw
2026:Bhikkhu
2001:Anāgāmi
1958:Nirvana
1924:Samadhi
1811:Paritta
1752:Tonglen
1747:Mandala
1702:Smarana
1683:Mantras
1631:Upekkha
1601:Bhavana
1551:Shingon
1504:Tiantai
1357:Tathātā
1347:Śūnyatā
1342:Skandha
1332:Saṃsāra
1327:Rebirth
1302:Kleshas
1292:Indriya
1194:Subhūti
1079:Guanyin
1033:Ānanda
1025:Rāhula
905:Nirvana
845:Outline
353:cradle
195:Niddesa
175:Apadāna
28:ukiyo-e
3408:Sutras
3403:Suttas
3268:Siddhi
3253:Koliya
3228:Brahmā
3143:Poetry
3089:Mantra
3079:Kasaya
2951:Pagoda
2931:Kyaung
2926:Vihāra
2921:Temple
2863:Ethics
2706:Ashoka
2656:Sweden
2651:Poland
2646:Norway
2636:Mexico
2621:France
2606:Canada
2601:Brazil
2540:Africa
2520:Taiwan
2483:Russia
2408:Bhutan
2368:Vinaya
2248:Naropa
2238:Saraha
2173:Asanga
1929:Prajñā
1838:Refuge
1801:Nianfo
1762:Tertön
1757:Tantra
1742:Ganana
1732:Tukdam
1658:Dhyāna
1626:Mudita
1621:Karuṇā
1514:Risshū
1509:Huayan
1442:Naraka
1382:Anattā
1377:Dukkha
1372:Anicca
1277:Dharma
1229:Channa
1164:Ānanda
1149:Assaji
1116:Skanda
1019:(wife)
988:Family
968:Relics
893:Sangha
888:Dharma
883:Buddha
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424:Nikāya
371:VIII.
190:Jātaka
3380:Lists
3248:Kalpa
3243:Iddhi
3106:Music
3101:Mudra
3067:Vassa
3047:Vesak
3017:Budai
2963:Candi
2946:Stupa
2878:Logic
2631:Italy
2530:Tibet
2468:Nepal
2438:Korea
2433:Japan
2423:India
2418:China
2363:Sutra
2318:Texts
2268:Dōgen
2258:Hōnen
2243:Atiśa
2208:Zhiyi
2118:Achar
2086:Tulku
2081:Geshe
2066:Rōshi
2051:Ajahn
2006:Arhat
1966:Bodhi
1936:Vīrya
1853:Sacca
1848:Satya
1843:Sādhu
1831:Music
1774:Merit
1767:Terma
1727:Zazen
1663:Faith
1616:Mettā
1297:Karma
1257:Bardo
1224:Asita
1214:Khema
1204:Upāli
1189:Nanda
1027:(son)
1001:Māyā
978:Films
855:Index
576:(PDF)
484:Notes
477:Udāna
349:Udāna
314:Udāna
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2443:Laos
2071:Lama
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1887:Śīla
1875:Pīti
1865:Sati
1816:Puja
1737:Koan
1643:Dāna
1234:Yasa
1121:Tārā
722:2017
709:ISBN
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