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.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from