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The Pali Canon

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The Theravada scriptural corpus — suttas cited by collection (Digha, Majjhima, Samyutta, Anguttara, Khuddaka incl. the Dhammapada) and the Vinaya.

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74 answers across the worldviews stand on this work

  1. BuddhismWhat happens after death?at Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta
  2. BuddhismWhat happens after death?at Samyutta Nikaya 15.3
  3. BuddhismWhat defines right and wrong?at Ambalatthika-Rahulovada Sutta
  4. BuddhismWhat defines right and wrong?at Nibbedhika Sutta
  5. BuddhismCan humans understand realities beyond the physical world?at Maha-Saccaka Sutta
  6. BuddhismCan humans understand realities beyond the physical world?at Cula-Malunkya Sutta
  7. BuddhismWhat is consciousness?at Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta
  8. BuddhismWhat does it say is the main problem with humanity or the world?at Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
  9. BuddhismWhat events shaped its early growth?at Vinaya Pitaka
  10. BuddhismWhat would count as evidence against it? What would have to be true for a fair person to walk away from it?at Kalama Sutta
  11. BuddhismDoes it teach a final judgment, repeating cosmic cycles, or the end of the self?at Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta
  12. BuddhismDoes it teach a final judgment, repeating cosmic cycles, or the end of the self?at Anatta-lakkhana Sutta
  13. BuddhismWhen and where did this worldview first appear?
  14. BuddhismAre its teachings fixed and final, or open to new understanding?at Mahaparinibbana Sutta
  15. BuddhismWhat are its foundational texts — scriptures, books, or writings?
  16. BuddhismDo humans have free will, or is life decided by fate, nature's laws, karma, or divine decree?at Nibbedhika Sutta
  17. BuddhismDo humans have free will, or is life decided by fate, nature's laws, karma, or divine decree?at Titthayatana Sutta
  18. BuddhismIs there a God or higher power — and what is it like?at Kevatta Sutta
  19. BuddhismIs there a God or higher power — and what is it like?at Brahmajala Sutta
  20. BuddhismAre humans born good, sinful, neutral, divine, or something else?at Anguttara Nikaya 1.49–52
  21. BuddhismWhat does its ideal person look like?at Dhammapada 90–99
  22. BuddhismWho were the key people who taught it or preserved it?
  23. BuddhismHow should a follower handle relationships, work, hardship, and community?at Sigalovada Sutta
  24. BuddhismCan its followers truly live by it in full — or do they quietly borrow from other worldviews to make life work?at Sigalovada Sutta
  25. BuddhismWhat does it teach about men and women — their rights, duties, and roles?at Cullavagga X
  26. BuddhismWhat does it teach about men and women — their rights, duties, and roles?at Therigatha
  27. BuddhismWhat does it teach about men and women — their rights, duties, and roles?at Sigalovada Sutta
  28. BuddhismHow are mind and body related?at Nalakalapiyo Sutta
  29. BuddhismWhat happens when someone fails morally — punishment, forgiveness, purification, karma, or correction?at Lonaphala Sutta
  30. BuddhismWhat happens when someone fails morally — punishment, forgiveness, purification, karma, or correction?at Vinaya Pitaka
  31. BuddhismAre right and wrong real and fixed, or made up by societies?at Dhammapada 1–2, 127
  32. BuddhismAre right and wrong real and fixed, or made up by societies?at Nibbedhika Sutta
  33. BuddhismWhat are its central moral values?at Digha Nikaya 31
  34. BuddhismWhat are its central moral values?at Dhammapada 183
  35. BuddhismIs reality only physical, or is there also a spiritual side?at Dhammapada 1–2
  36. BuddhismWhere does suffering, evil, or injustice come from?at Samyutta Nikaya 12
  37. BuddhismHow did the universe begin?at Agganna Sutta
  38. BuddhismHow did the universe begin?at Samyutta Nikaya 15.3
  39. BuddhismWhat path leads from the problem to the solution?at Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
  40. BuddhismWhat makes you the same person across your whole life?at Anatta-lakkhana Sutta
  41. BuddhismHow should power be limited, and what can people do about an unjust ruler?at Dasavidha-rajadhamma
  42. BuddhismWhat does it forbid?at Sigalovada Sutta
  43. BuddhismWhat does it forbid?at Vanijja Sutta
  44. BuddhismWhat is the purpose of human life — what gives it meaning?at Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
  45. BuddhismWhat kind of society does it call for, and where do its laws come from?at Cakkavatti-Sihanada Sutta
  46. BuddhismWhat kind of society does it call for, and where do its laws come from?at Agganna Sutta
  47. BuddhismHow does the solution change the person, the society, and the world?at Dhammapada 183
  48. BuddhismCan the problem be fully solved, partly solved, or never solved?at Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
  49. BuddhismWhat is its final source of truth?at Ariyapariyesana Sutta
  50. BuddhismWhat is the strongest case for it — its best arguments and evidence?at Kalama Sutta
  51. BuddhismHow do followers read the texts — literally, symbolically, or in context?at Alagaddupama Sutta
  52. BuddhismIf a text is claimed to come from God, how well was it preserved — and how do scholars judge that claim?at Mahaparinibbana Sutta
  53. BuddhismWhat do the texts say about themselves — their origin, their authority, and who they are for?at Alagaddupama Sutta
  54. BuddhismWhat do the texts say about themselves — their origin, their authority, and who they are for?at Mahaparinibbana Sutta
  55. BuddhismWhat key teachings do the texts state clearly?at Samyutta Nikaya 56.11
  56. BuddhismWhat key teachings do the texts state clearly?at Dhammapada 277–279
  57. BuddhismWhat does it promise — salvation, enlightenment, liberation, justice, or a meaningful life?at Dhammapada 203–204
  58. BuddhismWhat solution does it offer?at Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
  59. BuddhismWhat solution does it offer?at Dhammapada 203–204
  60. BuddhismIs there a soul, or a consciousness beyond the brain?at Anatta-lakkhana Sutta
  61. BuddhismHow does it treat people who reject it — can it live in peace with those who disagree?at Upali Sutta
  62. BuddhismHow does it treat those who leave it?at Vinaya Pitaka
  63. BuddhismHow does it tell truth from falsehood?at Kalama Sutta
  64. BuddhismHow does it tell truth from falsehood?at Mahaparinibbana Sutta
  65. BuddhismWhen does it allow force to be used, if ever — and for what purpose?at Dhammapada 5
  66. BuddhismHow does it see the world we live in?at Dhammapada 277–279
  67. BuddhismHow does it see the world we live in?at Samyutta Nikaya 12
  68. BuddhismWhat virtues does it want people to build?at Metta Sutta
  69. BuddhismDoes it rely on revelation, reason, science, intuition, tradition, or personal experience?at Kalama Sutta
  70. BuddhismWhat deeper thing — moral, spiritual, psychological, or social — does it say is broken?at Anatta-lakkhana Sutta
  71. BuddhismWhat deeper thing — moral, spiritual, psychological, or social — does it say is broken?at Dhammapada 277–279
  72. BuddhismWhy is there something rather than nothing?at Samyutta Nikaya 15.3
  73. BuddhismWhy is there something rather than nothing?at Cula-Malunkya Sutta
  74. BuddhismWhy should that source be trusted?at Kalama Sutta
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