AN 5.191 - 5.200 Brahmins

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5.191 Ancient traditions of the brahmins that are these days only seen among dogs.
5.192 The brahmin Doṇa accuses the Buddha of not respecting brahmins, so the Buddha responds by analyzing the different kinds of brahmin.
5.193 Saṅgārava the brahmin asks why memorized hymns are sometimes clear to the mind and sometimes not. The Buddha answers with the five hindrances.
5.194 The brahmins Kāraṇapālī and Piṅgiyānī extol the good qualities of the Buddha.
5.195 During a visit by the Licchavis, the brahmin Piṅgiyānī utters a verse in praise of the Buddha.
5.196 Before his awakening, the bodhisatta had five great dreams that foretold profound aspects of his awakening and dispensation.
5.197 Weather forecasters remain ignorant of these five obstacles to rain.
5.198 Five factors of good speech.
5.199 When a renunciate visits a family, they make merit on five bases.
5.200 Five kinds of escape, showing how different aspects of suffering are escaped by different practices.