MN 39.12

The Similes on Overcoming the Hindrances

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The Buddha compares the five hindrances to debt, a disease, a prison, slavery, and a desert.

Imagery in the EBTs The Majjhima Nikāya Buddhist Meditation

Featured in the course, " Imagery in the Early Buddhist Texts."

Translated by Bhante Sujato. Published in 2018.

Bibtex Data

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