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Kosambiya (Kosambaka) Sutta
Preached at the
Ghositārāma in Kosambī
to the quarrelsome monks of that place.
The sutta deals with amity and the six
means of promoting it -
- acts,
- words
- and thoughts of goodwill,
- sharing all things
with one's fellow celibates,
- living the higher life in its entirety,
- following
the doctrine that leads to the destruction of Ill,
- and introspection, which
leads to the realisation of truth (M.i.320ff; cp.
Upakkilesa Sutta M.ii.152ff).
The Kosambaka Sutta is given (E.g., in DA.i.123) as an example of a discourse
originating from a quarrel.