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TEACHl TGS OF THE BUDDHA
The MIDDLE LENGTH DISCOURSES oftbe BUDDHA
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TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA
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Bhikkhu Nanamoli TRANSLATION EDmD AND REVISED
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Bhikkhu Bodhi
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First published in 1995
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Preface 13 Introduction 19 Summary of the 152 Suttas
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PART ONE: THE ROOT FIFTY DISCOURSES
Tipiraka. Surrapiraka. Majjhimal)ikaya. English The middle length discourses of the Buddha: a new translation of the Majjhima Nikaya I original translation by Bhikkhu Nal)amoli ; trahslation edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi. p. cm. - (Teachings of the Buddha) Includes bibliographicai references and index. ISBN 0-86171-072-X 1. Nal.lamoli, Bhikkhu, d. 1960. 11. Bodhi, Bhikkhu. Ill. Series. BQ1312.E5N36 1995 294.3'823-dc20' 7636
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DIVISION OF THE DISCOURSE ON THE ROOT
(Mu lapariyayavagga) 1 MuZapariyaya Sutta: The Root of All Things 83 2 Sabbasava Sutta: All the Taints 91 3 Dhammadayada Sutta: Heirs in Dhamma 97 4 Bhayabherava Sutta: Fear and Dread 102 5 AnangalJa Sutta: Without Blemishes 108 6 Akankheyya Sutta: If a Bhikkhu Should Wish 115 7 Vatthupama Sutta: The Simile of the Cloth 118 8 Sallekha Sutta: Effacement 123 9 Sammaditthi Sutta: Right View 132 10 Satipatthana Sutta: The Foundations of Mindfulness
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Culttslhanada Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Lion's Roar 159 Mahaslhanada Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Lion's Roar 164 Mahadukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering 179 Culadukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering 186 5
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Table of Contents
The Majjhima Nikaya 40
Anumllna Sutta: Inference 190 Cetokhila Sutta: The Wilderness in the Heart 194 Vanapattha Sutta: Jungle Thickets 198 MadhupiIJ4ika Sutta: The Honey Ball 201 Dvedhilvitakka Sutta: Two Kinds of Thought 207 VitakkasalJthana Sutta: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts 211
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Kakacupama Sutta: The Simile of the Saw 217 Alagaddupama Sutta: The Simile of the Snake 224 Vammika Sutta: The Ant-hill 237 Rathavinrta Sutta: The Relay Chariots 240 Nivapa Sutta: The Bait 246 Ariyapariyesana Sutta: The Noble Search 253 Culahatthipadopama Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant's Footprint 269 Mahahatthipadopama Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant's Footprint 278 Mahasaropama Sutta: The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood 286 Cu!asaropama Sutta: The Shorter Discourse on the Si