Majjhima nikāya

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Majjhima nikāya (Skt., Madhyamāgama). The Middle Length (second) Collection (nikāya) of the Sutta/Sūtra-piṭaka of the Pāli (Buddhist) canon (see also BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES). The Pāli canon contains 150 sūtras, the Chin. tr. of the (lost) Skt. 222; 97 are found in both.

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