Collections of 'middle-length' discourses and other related texts.
01
MŪLAPARIYĀYAVAGGA
MN 1-10
The Chapter on the Root of All Things
This chapter, though beginning with the abstruse Mūlapariyāya Sutta, mostly contains foundational teachings and can, as a whole, serve as an introduction to the discourses.
02
SĪHANĀDAVAGGA
MN 11-20
The Chapter on the Lion's Roar
Beginning with two discourses containing a "lion's roar", this chapter deals with suffering, community life, and practical meditation advice.
03
OPAMMAVAGGA
MN 21-30
The Chapter of Similes
A diverse chapter including biography, non-violence, not-self, and an influential teaching on the progress of meditation.
04
MAHĀYAMAKAVAGGA
MN 31-40
The Greater Chapter on Pairs
Discourses arranged as pairs of longer and shorter texts.
