- The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
- Cover Page
- The Teachings of the Buddha Series
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- A Summary of the 152 Suttas
- Part One: The Root Fifty Discourses (Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi)
- 1 The Division of the Discourse on the Root (Mūlapariyāyavagga)
- 1 Mūlapariyāya Sutta: The Root of All Things
- 2 Sabbāsava Sutta: All the Taints
- 3 Dhammadāyāda Sutta: Heirs in Dhamma
- 4 Bhayabherava Sutta: Fear and Dread
- 5 Anangaṇa Sutta: Without Blemishes
- 6 Ākankheyya Sutta: If a Bhikkhu Should Wish
- 7 Vatthūpama Sutta: The Simile of the Cloth
- 8 Sallekha Sutta: Effacement
- 9 Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta: Right View
- 10 Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta: The Foundations of Mindfulness
- 2 The Division of the Lion’s Roar (Sīhanādavagga)
- 11 Cūḷasīhanāda Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Lion’s Roar
- 12 Mahāsīhanāda Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Lion’s Roar
- 13 Mahādukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
- 14 Cūḷadukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
- 15 Anumāna Sutta: Inference
- 16 Cetokhila Sutta: The Wilderness in the Heart
- 17 Vanapattha Sutta: Jungle Thickets
- 18 Madhupiṇḍika Sutta: The Honeyball
- 19 Dvedhāvitakka Sutta: Two Kinds of Thought
- 20 Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts
- 3 The Division of Similes (Opammavagga)
- 21 Kakacūpama Sutta: The Simile of the Saw
- 22 Alagaddūpama Sutta: The Simile of the Snake
- 23 Vammika Sutta: The Ant-hill
- 24 Rathavinīta Sutta: The Relay Chariots
- 25 Nivāpa Sutta: The Bait
- 26 Ariyapariyesanā Sutta: The Noble Search
- 27 Cūḷahatthipadopama Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
- 28 Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
- 29 Mahāsāropama Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood
- 30 Cūḷasāropama Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood
- 4 The Great Division of Pairs (Mahāyamakavagga)
- 31 Cūḷagosinga Sutta: The Shorter Discourse in Gosinga
- 32 Mahāgosinga Sutta: The Greater Discourse in Gosinga
- 33 Mahāgopālaka Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd
- 34 Cūḷagopālaka Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd
- 35 Cūḷasaccaka Sutta: The Shorter Discourse to Saccaka
- 36 Mahāsaccaka Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Saccaka
- 37 Cūḷataṇhāsankhaya Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
- 38 Mahātaṇhāsankhaya Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
- 39 Mahā-Assapura Sutta: The Greater Discourse at Assapura
- 40 Cūḷa-Assapura Sutta: The Shorter Discourse at Assapura
- 5 The Shorter Division of Pairs (Cūḷayamakavagga)
- 41 Sāleyyaka Sutta: The Brahmins of Sālā
- 42 Verañjaka Sutta: The Brahmins of Verañja
- 43 Mahāvedalla Sutta: The Greater Series of Questions and Answers
- 44 Cūḷavedalla Sutta: The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers
- 45 Cūḷadhammasamādāna Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things
- 46 Mahādhammasamādāna Sutta: The Greater Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things
- 47 Vīmaṁsaka Sutta: The Inquirer
- 48 Kosambiya Sutta: The Kosambians
- 49 Brahmanimantanika Sutta: The Invitation of a Brahmā
- 50 Māratajjanīya Sutta: The Rebuke to Māra
- Part Two: The Middle Fifty Discourses (Majjhimapaṇṇāsapāḷi)
- 1 The Division on Householders (Gahapativagga)
- 51 Kandaraka Sutta: To Kandaraka
- 52 Aṭṭhakanāgara Sutta: The Man from Aṭṭhakanāgara
- 53 Sekha Sutta: The Disciple in Higher Training
- 54 Potaliya Sutta: To Potaliya
- 55 Jīvaka Sutta: To Jīvaka
- 56 Upāli Sutta: To Upāli
- 57 Kukkuravatika Sutta: The Dog-Duty Ascetic
- 58 Abhayarājakumāra Sutta: To Prince Abhaya
- 59 Bahuvedanīya Sutta: The Many Kinds of Feeling
- 60 Apaṇṇaka Sutta: The Incontrovertible Teaching
- 2 The Division on Bhikkhus (Bhikkhuvagga)
- 61 Ambalaṭṭhikārāhulovāda Sutta: Advice to Rāhula at Ambalaṭṭhikā
- 62 Mahārāhulovāda Sutta: The Greater Discourse of Advice to Rāhula
- 63 Cūḷamālunkya Sutta: The Shorter Discourse to Mālunkyāputta
- 64 Mahāmālunkya Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Mālunkyāputta
- 65 Bhaddāli Sutta: To Bhaddāli
- 66 Laṭukikopama Sutta: The Simile of the Quail
- 67 Cātumā Sutta: At Cātumā
- 68 Naḷakapāna Sutta: At Naḷakapāna
- 69 Gulissāni Sutta: Gulissāni
- 70 Kīṭāgiri Sutta: At Kīṭāgiri
- 3 The Division on Wanderers (Paribbājakavagga)
- 71 Tevijjavacchagotta Sutta: To Vacchagotta on the Threefold True Knowledge
- 72 Aggivacchagotta Sutta: To Vacchagotta on Fire
- 73 Mahāvacchagotta Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Vacchagotta
- 74 Dīghanakha Sutta: To Dīghanakha
- 75 Māgandiya Sutta: To Māgandiya
- 76 Sandaka Sutta: To Sandaka
- 77 Mahāsakuludāyi Sutta: The Greater Discourse to Sakuludāyin
- 78 Samaṇamaṇḍikā Sutta: Samaṇamaṇḍikāputta
- 79 Cūḷasakuludāyi Sutta: The Shorter Discourse to Sakuludāyin
- 80 Vekhanassa Sutta: To Vekhanassa
- 4 The Division on Kings (Rājavagga)
- 81 Ghaṭīkāra Sutta: Ghaṭīkāra the Potter
- 82 Raṭṭhapāla Sutta: On Raṭṭhapāla
- 83 Makhādeva Sutta: King Makhādeva
- 84 Madhurā Sutta: At Madhurā
- 85 Bodhirājakumāra Sutta: To Prince Bodhi
- 86 Angulimāla Sutta: On Angulimāla
- 87 Piyajātika Sutta: Born from Those Who Are Dear
- 88 Bāhitika Sutta: The Cloak
- 89 Dhammacetiya Sutta: Monuments to the Dhamma
- 90 Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta: At Kaṇṇakatthala
- 5 The Division on Brahmins (Brāhmaṇavagga)
- 91 Brahmāyu Sutta: Brahmāyu
- 92 Sela Sutta: To Sela
- 93 Assalāyana Sutta: To Assalāyana
- 94 Ghoṭamukha Sutta: To Ghoṭamukha
- 95 Cankī Sutta: With Cankī
- 96 Esukārī Sutta: To Esukārī
- 97 Dhānañjāni Sutta: To Dhānañjāni
- 98 Vāseṭṭha Sutta: To Vāseṭṭha
- 99 Subha Sutta: To Subha
- 100 Sangārava Sutta: To Sangārava
- Part Three: The Final Fifty Discourses (Uparipaṇṇāsapāḷi)
- 1 The Division at Devadaha (Devadahavagga)
- 101 Devadaha Sutta: At Devadaha
- 102 Pañcattaya Sutta: The Five and Three
- 103 Kinti Sutta: What Do You Think About Me?
- 104 Sāmagāma Sutta: At Sāmagāma
- 105 Sunakkhatta Sutta: To Sunakkhatta
- 106 Āneñjasappāya Sutta: The Way to the Imperturbable
- 107 Gaṇakamoggallāna Sutta: To Gaṇaka Moggallāna
- 108 Gopakamoggallāna Sutta: With Gopaka Moggallāna
- 109 Mahāpuṇṇama Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Full-Moon Night
- 110 Cūḷapuṇṇama Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Full-Moon Night
- 2 The Division of One by One (Anupadavagga)
- 111 Anupada Sutta: One by One As They Occurred
- 112 Chabbisodhana Sutta: The Sixfold Purity
- 113 Sappurisa Sutta: The True Man
- 114 Sevitabbāsevitabba Sutta: To Be Cultivated and Not to Be Cultivated
- 115 Bahudhātuka Sutta: The Many Kinds of Elements
- 116 Isigili Sutta: Isigili: The Gullet of the Seers
- 117 Mahācattārīsaka Sutta: The Great Forty
- 118 Ānāpānasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing
- 119 Kāyagatāsati Sutta: Mindfulness of the Body
- 120 Sankhārupapatti Sutta: Reappearance by Aspiration
- 3 The Division on Voidness (Suññatavagga)
- 121 Cūḷasuññata Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on Voidness
- 122 Mahāsuññata Sutta: The Greater Discourse on Voidness
- 123 Acchariya-abbhūta Sutta: Wonderful and Marvellous
- 124 Bakkula Sutta: Bakkula
- 125 Dantabhūmi Sutta: The Grade of the Tamed
- 126 Bhūmija Sutta: Bhūmija
- 127 Anuruddha Sutta: Anuruddha
- 128 Upakkilesa Sutta: Imperfections
- 129 Bālapaṇḍita Sutta: Fools and Wise Men
- 130 Devadūta Sutta: The Divine Messengers
- 4 The Division of Expositions (Vibhangavagga)
- 131 Bhaddekaratta Sutta: A Single Excellent Night
- 132 Ānandabhaddekaratta Sutta: Ānanda and A Single Excellent Night
- 133 Mahākaccānabhaddekaratta Sutta: Mahā Kaccāna and A Single Excellent Night
- 134 Lomasakangiyabhaddekaratta Sutta: Lomasakangiya and A Single Excellent Night
- 135 Cūḷakammavibhanga Sutta: The Shorter Exposition of Action
- 136 Mahākammavibhanga Sutta: The Greater Exposition of Action
- 137 Saḷāyatanavibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of the Sixfold Base
- 138 Uddesavibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of a Summary
- 139 Araṇavibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of Non-Conflict
- 140 Dhātuvibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of the Elements
- 141 Saccavibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of the Truths
- 142 Dakkhiṇāvibhanga Sutta: The Exposition of Offerings
- 5 The Division of the Sixfold Base (Saḷāyatanavagga)
- 143 Anāthapiṇḍikovāda Sutta: Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika
- 144 Channovāda Sutta: Advice to Channa
- 145 Puṇṇovāda Sutta: Advice to Puṇṇa
- 146 Nandakovāda Sutta: Advice from Nandaka
- 147 Cūḷarāhulovāda Sutta: The Shorter Discourse of Advice to Rāhula
- 148 Chachakka Sutta: The Six Sets of Six
- 149 Mahāsaḷāyatanika Sutta: The Great Sixfold Base
- 150 Nagaravindeyya Sutta: To the Nagaravindans
- 151 Piṇḍapātapārisuddhi Sutta: The Purification of Almsfood
- 152 Indriyabhāvanā Sutta: The Development of the Faculties
- Bibliography
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Pali-English Glossary
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Proper Names
- Index of Similes
- Index of Pali Terms Discussed in Introduction and Notes
- About the Translators
- The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
- Copyright
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