 
PURÆBHEDA
SUTTA DHAMMA
OR
The
Dhamma one should accomplish before death
CONTENTS
PART
I
1. FOREWORD
2. Prelude
to the Sutta
3. Question
raised by Nimmita-Created Image of the Buddha
4. Listening
to Sermon is to gain peace of mind
5. Repeatedly
uttered to make them understand
6. Buddha’s
answer
7. It
is essential to realize the Dhamma before death
8. Sandi¿¿hika
dhamma
9. Noble
attributes of Dhamma
10. The
manner of deriving immediate advantages personally
11. Method
of practice for eradication of ta¤hæ before death
12. Manner
of eliminating Vøtikkama-ta¤hæ by Søla
13. Eliminating
surging passionate desires-ta¤hæ by Samædhi
14. How
Anusaya-ta¤hæ is eradicated by Paññæ
15. Two
kinds of Anusaya
16. Affirmation
or guarantee given by General Thøha
17. How
calm and blissful is it?
18. Method
of practising to get rid of ta¤hæ
19. Beneficial
results accrued in the present existence before death
20. How
devoid of ta¤hæ while contemplating
21. Immediate
personal realization
22.
Carry out and put into practice so as to get imbued
with Dhamma in Your body and mind
23. Real
ability becomes obvious only when faced with danger
24. One
gets satiated only if one eats
25. No
reliance should be made on the past
26. Reliance
on ta¤hæ-di¿¿hi
27. Do
not expect the future
28. Do
not allow to be enlisted also at the intermediate stage
29. Advice
given by Keva¿¿a, the Brahmin
30. Mahosadhæ’s
depth of wisdom
31. Brahmin
Keva¿¿a’s imagination
32. Fled
in fear of the danger consequent upon defeat in battle
33. Deputed
to bring about schism
34. Heritage
of war
35. The
gist of what is to be spoken
36. It
is really alarming to be enlisted
37. How
to avoid enlistment
38.
Only on attainment of Arahatship one becomes free
from all entan-glements or enlistment
PART
II
39. Suppress
the anger
40. Easier
for anger to arise on hearing
41. Likely
to become intolerable relating to sense of touch
42. Resembles
a toad
43.
If medicine is not available, suffering occurs; if
available, relief can be obtained
44. Nine
modes or causes of Æghæta
45. Not
getting angry where anger should not arise
46. Should
have no worry and anxiety by feeling dejected
47. Should
also have no pride
48. Kukkucca
should be dispelled
49. Misbehaviour
with the hands and feet
50. How
Kandaraka reveres
51. The
manner of King Kosala’s solicitation
52. Vinaya
Kukkucca
53. Remorseful
Kukkucca
54. Kukkucca
which is paramount importance
55. The
story of a young sick priest
56. The
objective of the noble Buddha Sæsanæ
57.
To have reliance is important on the verge of death
58. Weigh
one’s words before speaking
59. Do
not let the mind go astray
60. Should
hesitate relating to occurrences of kilesæs
61. Do
not pretend to evoke wonder
62. Making
pretensions in the use of property
63.
Making pretensions relating to attainment of Special
Dhamma and of noble attributes
64. Making
pretensions relating to deportment
65. Do
not yearn through emulation
66. Noble
yearning
67. Mind
your own business
68. Vulgarism
should be avoided
69. Reject
all that are disgusting
PART
III
70. The
manner of flowing into pleasurable conditions
71. It
flows right up to Bhavagga
72. Is
hell, Næraka, still pleasurable?
73. The
story of Mittavimdaka
74. A
wrong notion of what is bad as being good
75. The
abode of Petas is also pleasurable
76. Animals
also enjoy pleasure in their own existences
77. Arþpaloka
is wrongly conceived as Nibbæna
78. Ælæra
and Udaka
79. It
is likely to drift up to Gotrabhþ
80. Resembles
a wealth-conscious person
81. Any
kind of kusala, merit, needs be developed
82. Gotrabhþ
can also be found pleasurable
83. Pregnancy
that takes seven years and seven months
84. Ill-treating
by pretending to be pleasant
85.
Kamma and its resultant effects are known only when becoming a Peta after death
86. It
is important not to forget
87.
It is Dukkha-Saccæ, the truth of suffering, from the viewpoint of Vipassanæ
88. Do
not underestimate the other
89. Nine
qualities of a good benefactor worthy of esteem
90. Self-conceit
of the members of Cakya clan
91. Vi¿a¿þba
was slighted
92. How
Cakya rulers had to face disaster for being self-conceited
93. Manner
of becoming gentle both physically and verbally
94. Gentle
character of the mind
95. Knowledge
which is easily comprehensible
96. Becomes
really learned only after practising meditation
97. Theoretically
easy but practically difficult
98. Næmarþpa
Pariccheda ñæ¤a
99. The
Dhamma is realized though illiterate or unlearned
100. Can
‘arising and dissolution’ be known by mere statement?
101. Not
believing just because others have said
102. Knowing
is nobler than believing
103. Citta,
the rich, and Næ¿aputta
104. Personal
knowledge versus believing in what others have said
105. Should
be free from attachment
106. In
the process of getting free from attachment
107. Practice
is made not to receive gratification-bribe
108. Becoming
mindful at all times
109. Mindfulness
means Satipa¿¿hæna
110. How
Citta-visuddhi is achieved
111. How
Næmarþpapariccheda-ñæ¤a, etc., occur
112. Contemplating
with equanimity by Sa¤khærupekkhæ
113. Cha¿¿ha£gupekkhæ
114. Should
be cleansed of the three kinds of Mæna
115.
Conclusion of the DhammA
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