Concept

Majjhima Nikāya

Overview

The Majjhima Nikāya ("Collection of Middle-length Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture collection, the second of the five nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pāli Tipiṭaka (lit. "Three Baskets") of Theravāda Buddhism. It was composed between 3rd century BCE and 2nd century CE. This nikāya consists of 152 discourses attributed to the Buddha and his chief disciples.

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Philosophers who discussed Majjhima Nikāya

• Buddhaghosa
• Buddhism
• The Buddha

Related ideas

• Hindi
• Āgama (Buddhism)
• Prakrit
• Sanskrit
• Pali Canon
• Bhikkhu Bodhi
• Pali
• Oxford University Press

Opposing perspectives

• Indo-Greek Kingdom

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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