SO I HAVE HEARD. At one time Venerable Kassapa the Prince was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of five hundred mendicants when he arrived at a Kosalan citadel named Setavyā. He stayed in the grove of Indian Rosewood to the north of Setavyā.

Now at that time the chieftain Pāyāsi was living in Setavyā. It was a crown property given by King Pasenadi of Kosala, teeming with living creatures, full of hay, wood, water, and grain, a royal endowment of the highest quality.

• DN23.1. On Pāyāsi

• DN23.2. Nihilism

• • DN23.2.1. The Simile of the Moon and Sun

  • DN23.2.2. The Simile of the Bandit

  • DN23.2.3. The Simile of the Sewer

  • DN23.2.4. The Simile of the Gods of the Thirty-Three

  • DN23.2.5. Blind From Birth

  • DN23.2.6. The Simile of the Pregnant Woman

  • DN23.2.7. The Simile of the Dream

  • DN23.2.8. The Simile of the Hot Iron Ball

  • DN23.2.9. The Simile of the Horn Blower

  • DN23.2.10. The Simile of the Fire-Worshiping Matted-Hair Ascetic

  • DN23.2.11. The Simile of the Two Caravan Leaders

  • DN23.2.12. The Simile of the Dung-Carrier

  • DN23.2.13. The Simile of the Gamblers

  • DN23.2.14. The Simile of the Man Who Carried Hemp

• DN23.3. Going for Refuge

• DN23.4. On Sacrifice

• DN23.5. On the Brahmin Student Uttara

• DN23.6. The God Pāyāsi