The hundredth sutta of the Majjhimanikāya, recording a discussion between the Buddha and the brahmin Saṅgārava of Cañcalikappa.

A sutta describing the Buddha’s visit, with Ānanda, to the brahmin Saṅgārava, who believed daily bathing washed away his faults, and the Buddha’s reply that true purification comes only through the Dhamma.

A sutta in which the Buddha tells Saṅgārava that mantras are easily forgotten when the mind is possessed by the five hindrances, illustrated by similes of a disturbed reflection in water, and explains how cultivating the factors of enlightenment removes this obstacle.

A sutta in which Saṅgārava argues that a brahmin who performs sacrifices is more useful than a wanderer, and the Buddha responds by describing the marvels of psychic power, mind-reading, and instruction possessed by monks in his Order.

A sutta on the power of remembering mantras, repeating the same teaching to Saṅgārava as its companion sutta above.

A sutta in which the Buddha tells Saṅgārava that wrong view and its companion wrong factors of the path form the “hither shore,” while their right counterparts form the “further shore.”

A sutta in which the Buddha tells Saṅgārava that taking life and other unwholesome deeds form the “hither shore,” while abstaining from them forms the “further shore.”