Majjhima Nikāya|
Middle Length Discourses of Buddha

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 78 78. Samaṇamuṇḍikā Sutta: Son of Samaṇamuṇḍika I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now on that occasion Uggahamana, a follower of Muṇḍika the contemplative, together with a large following of about 500 wanderers, had taken up residence in the debating hall near the Tinduka

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 75 75. Māgaṇḍiya Sutta: To Māgaṇḍiya In this passage, the Buddha discusses the nature of true pleasure and true health with a wanderer belonging to a hedonist sect. “Māgaṇḍiya, suppose that there was a leper covered with sores and infections, devoured by worms, picking the scabs off the openings of his wounds with his nails, cauterizing his

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 74 74. Dīghanakha Sutta: To Dīghanakha I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Rajagaha on Vulture Peak Mountain, in the Boar’s Cave. Then LongNails the wanderer went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him. After an exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he stood to one

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 72 72. Aggivaccha Gotta Sutta: To Vacchagotta on Fire I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then Vacchagotta the wanderer went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him. After an exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 70 70. Kīṭāgiri Sutta: At Kīṭāgiri I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was wandering on a tour of Kasi with a large Sangha of monks. There he addressed the monks: “I abstain from the night-time meal. As I am abstaining from the night-time meal, I sense next-to-no illness, next-to-no affliction, lightness, strength, &

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 93 93. Assalāyana Sutta: To Assalāyana I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. And on that occasion 500 Brahmans from various provinces were staying at Sāvatthī on some business or other. The thought occurred to them, “This Gotama the contemplative prescribes purity for the four

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 90 90. Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta: At Kaṇṇakatthala I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying among the Udannans, in the Deer Park at Kaṇṇakatthala. And at that time King Pasenadi Kosala had arrived at Udanna on some business or other. So King Pasenadi Kosala said to one of his men, “Come, my good man.

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 87 87. Piyajātika Sutta: Born from Those Who Are Dear Many discourses depict King Pasenadi Kosala as a Buddhist. This discourse relates how - through the astuteness of Queen Mallikā - he first became favourably disposed toward the Buddha. I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 86 86. Aṅgulimāla Sutta: On Aṅgulimāla I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. And at that time in King Pasenadi’s realm there was a bandit named Aṅgulimāla: brutal, bloody-handed, devoted to killing & slaying, showing no mercy to living beings. He turned villages into non-villages,

Majjhima Nikāya Sutta 82 82. Raṭṭhapāla Sutta: On Raṭṭhapāla I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One, on a wandering tour among the Kurus with a large Sangha of monks, arrived at Thullakotthita, a town of the Kurus. The Brahmans & householders of Thullakotthita heard it said, “Gotama the contemplative - the son of the Sakyans, having gone

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