The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha


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A Translation of the Majjhima NikÄ??A?ya














Bhikkhu ÑÄ??A?á¹??A?amoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi















“As close as we’ll get to the original teachings and account of the life of the Buddha.”—Tricycle

















Hardcover



1,424 pages, 5.25 x 8.5 inches



ISBN 9780861710720



This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima NikÄ??A?ya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of TheravÄ??A?da Buddhism. This collection—among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings—consists of 152 suttas or discourses of middle length, distinguished as such from the longer and shorter suttas of the other collections. The Majjhima NikÄ??A?ya might be concisely described as the Buddhist scripture that combines the richest variety of contextual settings with the deepest and most comprehensive assortment of teachings. These teachings, which range from basic ethics to instructions in meditation and liberating insight, unfold in a fascinating procession of scenarios that show the Buddha in living dialogue with people from many different strata of ancient Indian society: with kings and princes, priests and ascetics, simple villagers and erudite philosophers. Replete with drama, reasoned argument, and illuminating parable and simile, these discourses exhibit the Buddha in the full glory of his resplendent wisdom, majestic sublimity, and compassionate humanity.















The translation is based on an original draft translation left by the English scholar-monk Bhikkhu ÑÄ??A?á¹??A?amoli, which has been edited and revised by the American monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, who provides a long introduction and helpful explanatory notes. Combining lucidity of expression with accuracy, this translation enables the Buddha to speak across twenty-five centuries in language that addresses the most pressing concerns of the contemporary reader seeking clarification of the timeless issues of truth, value, and the proper conduct of life.


Winner of the 1995 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book Award, and the Tricycle Prize for Excellence in Buddhist Publishing for Dharma Discourse.








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