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CŪĻAYAMAKAVAGGA

Collections of Middle Discourses

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

SĀLEYYAKASUTTA

MN 41
The People of Sālā

The Buddha explains to a group of brahmins the conduct leading to rebirth in higher or lower states, including detailed explanations of the ten core practices which lay people should undertake, and which also form the basis for liberation.

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VERAÑJAKASUTTA

MN 42
The People of Verañjā

Similar to the previous. The Buddha explains the conduct leading to rebirth in higher or lower states, including detailed explanations of the ten core practices.

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MAHĀVEDALLASUTTA

MN 43
The Great Classification

A series of questions and answers between Sāriputta and Mahākotthita, examining various subtle and abstruse aspects of the teachings.

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CŪĻAVEDALLASUTTA

MN 44
The Shorter Classification

The layman Visākha asks the nun Dhammadinnā about various difficult matters, including some of the highest meditation attainments. The Buddha fully endorses her answers.

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CŪLADHAMMASAMĀDĀNASUTTA

MN 45
The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up Practices

The Buddha explains how taking up different practices may have harmful or beneficial results. The memorable simile of the creeper shows how insidious temptations can be.

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MAHĀDHAMMASAMĀDĀNASUTTA

MN 46
The Great Discourse on Taking Up Practices

While we all want to be happy, we often find the opposite happens. The Buddha explains why.

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VĪMAṀSAKASUTTA

MN 47
The Inquirer

While some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a detailed and demanding method to do so.

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KOSAMBIYASUTTA

MN 48
The Mendicants of Kosambī

Despite the Buddha's presence, the monks of Kosambī fell into a deep and bitter dispute. The Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and harmony, reminding them of the state of peace that they sought.

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BRAHMANIMANTANIKASUTTA

MN 49
On the Invitation of Divinity

The Buddha ascends to a high heavenly realm where he engages in a cosmic contest with a powerful divinity, who had fallen into the delusion that he was eternal and all-powerful.

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MĀRATAJJANĪYASUTTA

MN 50
The Rebuke of Māra

Māra, the trickster and god of death, tried to annoy Moggallāna. He not only failed but was subject to a stern sermon warning of the dangers of attacking the Buddha's disciples.

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