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The
Majjhima Nikaya, or "Middle-length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the
second of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka of the
Tipitaka.
This
nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the Buddha and his chief disciples, which
together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching concerning all aspects of
the Buddha's teachings.
An
excellent modern translation of the complete Majjhima Nikaya is The Middle
Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya,
translated by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi (Boston: Wisdom Publications,
1995). The Introduction to that book contains an extraordinary synopsis of the
Buddha's teachings in general, and of their expression in the Majjhima in particular.
An
anthology of selected suttas from the Majjhima Nikaya, translated by Thanissaro
Bhikkhu, is also available in Microsoft Word 6 (Macintosh/Windows) format. See
the Theravada Text Archives page for more information.
The
sutta summaries appearing below that are marked "[BB]" were adapted
from Bhikkhu Bodhi's summaries (in The Middle Length Discourses of the
Buddha) and are used with permission. Those marked "[TB]" were
provided by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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