The 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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Audio/Video (14)
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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 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 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 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 32 lectures on a selection of suttas from the Majjhima Nikaya.
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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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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 five lectures on MN 31, 32, 65, 104, and 108 explaining how the Buddha encouraged harmony among the early Sangha.
Booklets (2)
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A public domain translation of the Majjhima Nikāya into straightforward English, made from the translations on SuttaCentral.
Essays (2)
Monographs (2)
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🥇 Best Of The Library
A thorough examination of each discourse in the Majjhima-nikāya in the light of its parallels.
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⭐ Recommended
Reference Shelf (2)
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Sometimes people will reference suttas in the Majjhima Nikāya by their Pāli name. This handy chart helps you to map that Pāli name (e.g. “The Madhurā Sutta”) to its MN number (e.g. 84).