Majjhima Nikāya
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The Majjhima Nikāya is the second part of the Sutta Piṭaka, containing the discourses and stories of the early sangha of a medium length. It is roughly parallel to the Madhyama Āgama collection preserved in China.
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A thorough examination of each discourse in the Majjhima-nikāya in the light of its parallels.
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A public domain translation of the Majjhima Nikāya into straightforward English, made from the translations on SuttaCentral.
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This article surveys references to mindfulness-related meditations found in Pāli discourses in the first five chapters of the Majjhima-nikāya and their parallels, showing the ubiquity of a concern with contemplative practices in early Buddhist thought.
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Bhikkhu Bodhi goes through and completes the Majjhimā Nikāya in this final series of lectures, covering all the suttas he skipped in the previous ten (!) parts.
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A series of 43 lectures on the stages of liberation and the gradual dawning of insight as presented in the Majjhima Nikaya.
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A series of 32 lectures on a further selection of suttas from the Majjhima Nikaya.
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A series of 23 lectures on Buddhist meditation and soteriology covering Majjhima Nikaya suttas 117 (The Mahācattārīsaka Sutta), 10 (The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta which here comes with four associated handouts), 118 (The Ānāpānasati Sutta), and 77 (The Mahāsakuludāyi Sutta).
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A series of 24 lectures on the Buddhist path based on detailed study of a number of Majjhima Nikaya discourses.
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A series of seven lectures on Buddhist ethics in the Majjhima Nikaya, covering MN 46, 57, 135, 41, 120, 61, and 21.
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A series of six lectures on the faults of saṃsāra as presented in Majjhima Nikaya suttas 13, 54, 75, and 82 and in the fifteenth saṃyutta of the SN.
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A series of six lectures on how to approach Buddhism, covering The Kālāma Sutta in addition to MN 60, 46, and 95.
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A series of five lectures covering MN 26, 4, and 36 which tell the story of the Buddha’s spiritual quest and enlightenment.
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A series of five lectures on MN 31, 32, 65, 104, and 108 explaining how the Buddha encouraged harmony among the early Sangha.
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A series of four lectures on MN 12: The Mahāsīhanāda Sutta (The Greater Discourse on the Lion’s Roar).
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