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Collections of Middle Discourses

Collections of 'middle-length' discourses and other related texts.

BHADDEKARATTASUTTA

MN 131
The Discourse on the Bhaddekaratta

This discourse opens with a short but powerful set of verses extolling the benefits of insight into the here and now, followed by an explanation.

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ĀNANDABHADDEKARATTASUTTA

MN 132
Ānanda and One Fine Night

The same discourse as MN 131, but spoken by Venerable Ānanda.

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MAHĀKACCĀNABHADDEKARATTASUTTA

MN 133
Mahākaccāna and One Fine Night

The verses from MN 131 are explained in a different way by Venerable Mahakaccāna.

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LOMASAKAṄGIYABHADDEKARATTASUTTA

MN 134
Lomasakaṅgiya and One Fine Night

A monk who does not know the verses from MN 131 is encouraged by a deity to learn them.

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CŪĻAKAMMAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 135
The Shorter Analysis of Deeds

The Buddha explains to a brahmin how your deeds in past lives affect you in this life.

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MAHĀKAMMAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 136
The Greater Analysis of Deeds

Confronted with an overly simplistic version of his own teachings, the Buddha emphasizes the often overlooked nuances and qualifications in how karma plays out.

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SAḷĀYATANAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 137
The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields

A detailed analysis of the six senses and the relation to emotional and cognitive processes.

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UDDESAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 138
A Summary Recital and its Analysis

The Buddha gives a brief and enigmatic statement on the ways consciousness may become attached. Venerable Mahākaccāna is invited by the mendicants to draw out the implications.

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ARAṆAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 139
The Analysis of No Strife

Achieving peace is no simple matter. The Buddha explains how to avoid conflict through contentment, right speech, understanding pleasure, and not insisting on local conventions.

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DHĀTUVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 140
The Analysis of the Elements

While staying overnight in a potter's workshop, the Buddha has a chance encounter with a monk who does not recognize him. They have a long and profound discussion based on the four elements. This is one of the most insightful and moving discourses in the canon.

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SACCAVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 141
The Analysis of the Truths

Expanding on the Buddha's first sermon, Venerable Sāriputta gives a detailed explanation of the four noble truths.

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DAKKHIṆĀVIBHAṄGASUTTA

MN 142
The Analysis of Religious Donations

When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha.

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