Majjhima Nikāya
Pāli canon · Middle-length discourses
MN 1–2525 texts
- MN 1The Root of All Things
- MN 2All the Defilements
- MN 3Heirs in the Teaching
- MN 4Fear and Dread
- MN 5Unblemished
- MN 6One Might Wish
- MN 7The Simile of the Cloth
- MN 8Self-Effacement
- MN 9Right View
- MN 10Mindfulness Meditation
- MN 11The Shorter Discourse on the Lion’s Roar
- MN 12The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar
- MN 13The Longer Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
- MN 14The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
- MN 15Measuring Up
- MN 16Hard-heartedness
- MN 17Jungle Thickets
- MN 18The Honey-Cake
- MN 19Two Kinds of Thought
- MN 20How to Stop Thinking
- MN 21The Simile of the Saw
- MN 22The Simile of the Cobra
- MN 23The Termite Mound
- MN 24Chariots at the Ready
- MN 25Sowing
MN 26–5025 texts
- MN 26The Noble Quest
- MN 27The Shorter Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
- MN 28The Longer Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
- MN 29The Longer Simile of the Heartwood
- MN 30The Shorter Simile of the Heartwood
- MN 31The Shorter Discourse at Gosiṅga
- MN 32The Longer Discourse at Gosiṅga
- MN 33The Longer Discourse on the Cowherd
- MN 34The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd
- MN 35The Shorter Discourse With Saccaka
- MN 36The Longer Discourse With Saccaka
- MN 37The Shorter Discourse on the Ending of Craving
- MN 38The Longer Discourse on the Ending of Craving
- MN 39The Longer Discourse at Assapura
- MN 40The Shorter Discourse at Assapura
- MN 41The People of Sālā
- MN 42The People of Verañjā
- MN 43The Great Elaboration
- MN 44The Shorter Elaboration
- MN 45The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up Practices
- MN 46The Great Discourse on Taking Up Practices
- MN 47The Inquirer
- MN 48The Mendicants of Kosambī
- MN 49On the Invitation of Divinity
- MN 50The Warning to Māra
MN 51–7525 texts
- MN 51With Kandaraka
- MN 52The Wealthy Citizen
- MN 53A Trainee
- MN 54With Potaliya the Householder
- MN 55With Jīvaka
- MN 56With Upāli
- MN 57The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog
- MN 58With Prince Abhaya
- MN 59The Many Kinds of Feeling
- MN 60A Sure Bet
- MN 61Advice to Rāhula at Ambalaṭṭhika
- MN 62The Longer Advice to Rāhula
- MN 63The Shorter Discourse With Māluṅkyaputta
- MN 64The Longer Discourse With Māluṅkya
- MN 65With Bhaddāli
- MN 66The Simile of the Quail
- MN 67At Cātumā
- MN 68At Naḷakapāna
- MN 69With Gulissāni
- MN 70At Kīṭāgiri
- MN 71To Vacchagotta on the Three Knowledges
- MN 72With Vacchagotta on Fire
- MN 73The Longer Discourse With Vacchagotta
- MN 74With Dīghanakha
- MN 75With Māgaṇḍiya
MN 76–10025 texts
- MN 76With Sandaka
- MN 77The Longer Discourse with Sakuludāyī
- MN 78With Uggāhamāna Samaṇamaṇḍikāputta
- MN 79The Shorter Discourse With Sakuludāyī
- MN 80With Vekhanasa
- MN 81With Ghaṭīkāra
- MN 82With Raṭṭhapāla
- MN 83About King Maghadeva
- MN 84At Madhurā
- MN 85With Prince Bodhi
- MN 86With Aṅgulimāla
- MN 87Born From the Beloved
- MN 88The Foreign Cloth
- MN 89Shrines to the Teaching
- MN 90At Kaṇṇakatthala
- MN 91With Brahmāyu
- MN 92With Sela
- MN 93With Assalāyana
- MN 94With Ghoṭamukha
- MN 95With Caṅkī
- MN 96With Esukārī
- MN 97With Dhanañjāni
- MN 98With Vāseṭṭha
- MN 99With Subha
- MN 100With Saṅgārava
MN 101–12525 texts
- MN 101At Devadaha
- MN 102The Five and Three
- MN 103Is This What You Think Of Me?
- MN 104At Sāmagāma
- MN 105With Sunakkhatta
- MN 106Conducive to the Imperturbable
- MN 107With Moggallāna the Accountant
- MN 108With Moggallāna the Guardian
- MN 109The Longer Discourse on the Full-Moon Night
- MN 110The Shorter Discourse on the Full-Moon Night
- MN 111One by One
- MN 112The Sixfold Purification
- MN 113A True Person
- MN 114What Should and Should Not Be Cultivated
- MN 115Many Elements
- MN 116At Isigili
- MN 117The Great Forty
- MN 118Mindfulness of Breathing
- MN 119Mindfulness of the Body
- MN 120Rebirth by Choice
- MN 121The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness
- MN 122The Longer Discourse on Emptiness
- MN 123Incredible and Amazing
- MN 124With Bakkula
- MN 125The Level of the Tamed
MN 126–15025 texts
- MN 126With Bhūmija
- MN 127With Anuruddha
- MN 128Corruptions
- MN 129The Foolish and the Astute
- MN 130Messengers of the Gods
- MN 131One Fine Night
- MN 132Ānanda and One Fine Night
- MN 133Mahākaccāna and One Fine Night
- MN 134Lomasakaṅgiya and One Fine Night
- MN 135The Shorter Analysis of Deeds
- MN 136The Longer Analysis of Deeds
- MN 137The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields
- MN 138A Summary Recital and its Analysis
- MN 139The Analysis of No Strife
- MN 140The Analysis of the Elements
- MN 141The Analysis of the Truths
- MN 142The Analysis of Religious Donations
- MN 143Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika
- MN 144Advice to Channa
- MN 145Advice to Puṇṇa
- MN 146Advice from Nandaka
- MN 147The Shorter Advice to Rāhula
- MN 148Six By Six
- MN 149The Great Discourse on What Relates to the Six Sense Fields
- MN 150With the People of Nagaravinda
MN 151–1522 texts
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Translations & sourcesEditions & translators
Bhikkhu Sujato’s translation, published by SuttaCentral. The edition offers reading and download options.
Bhikkhu Sujato’s translation, published by SuttaCentral. The edition offers reading and download options.
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An introduction. Follow the source link below to read the translated text.
Introductions, reflection questions and added section headings are editorial material, separate from the attributed translation.
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Guru Viking1
- Ep310: 10 Unanswered Questions - Dhammarato
Reference in the official chapter notes.
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People & teachers16
- Siddhārtha Gautama · the Buddha
Principal teacher represented in this collection; it also preserves other voices.
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- Sāriputta
Presented as a discourse teacher in this collection, including MN 9.
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- James Baraz
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- Anapanasati: The Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness of BreathingNames this text
- The Buddha's Teaching on Not getting Caught in Negative TendenciesNames this text
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- The Buddha's Teaching on "One Fortunate Attachment"Names this text
- Honeyball Sutta: The Buddha's Teaching on PapanćaNames this text
- Sutta Series: The Simile of the Saw - Majjhima Nikaya #21Names this text
- Sutta Series: The Vacchagotta Suttas (MN(#71, #72, #73)Names this text
- Carol Wilson
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- Wise attentionNames this text
- Majjhima Nikaya Two: Purifying the subtle suffering habits of mind.Names this text
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- Buddha's Advice on Becoming Free from Latent TendenciesNames this text
- Ayya Santussika
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- Mindfulness of the Body TechniquesNames this text
- Andrea Fella
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- The Simile of the clothNames this text
- Sharda Rogell
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- Meeting the Buddha: Commentary on SuttaNames this text
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- Majjhima NikayaNames this text
- Ajahn Sucitto
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- Asava and Careful AttentionNames this text
- Stephen Batchelor
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- Morning Talk - On EmptinessNames this text
- Guy Armstrong
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- Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia
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- Seeing The AsavasNames this text
- Sally Armstrong
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- Letting Go of Disturbance, Finding StillnessNames this text
- Gil Fronsdal
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- Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
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- Sutta Reading: Anathapindaka (Majjhima Nikaya 143)Names this text
Traditions & history2
- Pāli texts written down
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- Theravāda
Study context: this text is included in the Atlas guide to Theravāda.
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- In the Buddha’s Words
A thematic route through selected Pāli discourses, with introductions.
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- Mindfulness & awareness
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About this textContext & reading guide
These discourses explore meditation, ethics, insight and liberation through encounters with monks, nuns and laypeople. Their varied settings make the collection especially useful for sustained study.
The reading path includes several discourses from this collection. The linked SuttaCentral edition provides Bhikkhu Sujato’s translation of all 152 middle-length discourses.