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The Majjhima Nikaya, or "Middle-length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the second of the five nikayas (collections) of the Sutta Pitaka.. 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.
- MN 63: Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta — The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was...
- MN 118: Anapanasati Sutta — Mindfulness of Breathing
Notes 1. To the fore (parimukham): The Abhidhamma takes an...
- The Foundations of Mindfulness
Notes 1. The repetition of the phrases 'contemplating the...
- MN 66: Latukikopama Sutta — The Quail Simile
Notes 1. Ven. Udayin's account here bears no relation to the...
- MN 12: Maha-sihanada Sutta — The Great Discourse on The Lion's Roar
1. Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was...
- MN 39: Maha-Assapura Sutta — The Greater Discourse at Assapura
The updated version is freely available at. This version of...
- MN 63: Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta — The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya
Navigation Suttas / MN. MN 33 MN 66 MN 111. MN 1 Mūlapariyāya Sutta | The Root Sequence — The Majjhima Nikāya opens with one of the few suttas where his listeners did NOT delight in his words. In it, the Buddha dismisses the tendency—common both in his time and in ours—to posit a metaphysical principle from which the universe emanates.
- Vinaya
- Dīgha Nikāya
- Majjhima Nikāya
- Khuddakapāṭha
- Dhammapada
- Suttanipāta
- Jātaka
- Milindapañha
Vin-a: Samantapasadika Bahiranidana, Inception of Discipline and Vinaya Nidana—N.A. Jayawickrama (Sacred Books of the Buddhists Vol.21) London-1962 (272p).pdfVin-a: Vinaya Commentary, Samantapasadika, Shan-Chien-P’i-P’o-Sha, Sanghabhadra’s Chinese Samantapasadika–tr. by Prof. P.V. Bapat and Prof. A. Hirakawa, Tokyo, 1970 (652p).pdfDN-a 1: Brahmajāla Sutta, The Discourse All Embracing Net of Views—Bhikkhu Bodhi, Kandy, 2007 (372p)DN-a 2: Sāmaññaphala Sutta and its Commentaries, The Fruits of Recluseship—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS, Kandy, 2008(1989) (197p).pdfDN-a 15: Mahānidāna Sutta Commentary, The Great Discourse on Causation—Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2007 (82p).pdfDN-a 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Commentary, The Mission Accomplished—Pategama Gnanarama Phd, 1997 (236p).pdfMN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence 22—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS, 1980 (106p).pdfMN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence (2nd Ed.)—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS, 2006 (109p).pdfMN-a 1,2,3 .Papañcasūdanī, Commentary to the Majjhima Nikāya—N.A. Jayawikrama, Toshiichi Endo, HongKong-2022 (212p).pdfMN-a 4: The Bhayabheravasuttavaṇṇanā of the Majjhima Nikāya, An annotated translation and study—Sree D.R. Sraman for PhD University Hong Kong, 2018 (323p).pdfKp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Commentary, Minor Readings and Illustrator–Bhikkhu Nanamoli, PTS, 2005(1960) (384p).pdfKp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Tirokuṭṭa Sutta Commentary(extracted from Khuddaka Nikāya Anthology, The Five Nikāyas) MM Pali-EN 1978 (16p).pdfBest e-copy found here 20Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.1,2,3- E.W.Burlingame, ven. Khemaratana, Anandajoti Bhikkhu, 2020(1917) (1030p).pdfDhp-a: Dhammapada Stories—Gambiro Bhikkhu (126p).pdfDhp-a: Dhammapada, Treasury of Truth—Weragoda Sarada Thero (with pictures), 1993 (1250p).pdfSnp-a: Suttanipāta Commentary Paramatthajotikā (only introductions to each sutta’s Commentary)—Burma Pitaka Association, edited by Bhikkhu Pesala, 2018 (48p).pdf
Best e-copy found here 14Ja-a: Jātaka Commentary Jātakaṭṭhakathā, only Nidānakathā, The Story of Gotama Buddha, vol.1—N.A. Jayawickrama, 2006 (294p).pdfJa-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 1 (Prince Goodspeaker)—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet, 1994 (265p).pdfJa-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 2 (King Fruitful)—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet, 1994 (193p).pdfMil-a: Milindapañhā Commentary (only section on bhikkhunīs)(“The Politics of Pali Commentary, Canon-making, Monastic Reform, and Religious Revival”)—Jetavana Mingun Sayadaw, Anthony Scott, 2023 (55...
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 Pali 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 Dharma ...
The Majjhima Nikāya ("Collection of Middle-length Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture collection, the second of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka (lit. "Three Baskets") of Theravada Buddhism. It was composed between 3rd century BCE and 2nd century CE. [1]
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
The Books of the Pāli Canon (Tipiṭaka) and Commentaries (Aṭṭhakathā) Pāli Text Translation Vinaya Piṭaka [147-148, 160-162] The Book of the Discipline [SBB 10-11, 13-14, 20, 25] Sutta Piṭaka: Dīgha Nikāya [33-35] Dialogues of the Buddha [SBB 2-4] Majjhima Nikāya [60-63] Middle Length Sayings [SBB 5-6, Tr. 29-31]
