Majjhima Nikāya (MN) – Middle Length Discourses Content – 中部目錄
Majjhima Nikāya (MN) – Middle Length Discourses Content – 中部目錄
MN1 Mūlapariyāya-Sutta – The Root of All Things – 中部一 根本法門經
The Buddha explains that the concept of a self comes from the process of perception. An unawakened person make sense of experiences with a self, while the awakened have the same experiences without any attachments.
佛陀解釋自我觀念如何從感知的過程生起。未覺醒的人以自我觀念看待各種經驗，而已覺醒的人則沒有執着地看待同樣的經驗。
MN2 Sabbāsava-Sutta – All the Fermentations – 中部二 一切漏經
MN3 Dhammadāyāda-Sutta – Heirs in Dhamma – 中部三 法嗣經
MN4 Bhayabherava-Sutta – Fear and Terror – 中部四 怖駭經
MN5 Anaṅgaṇa-Sutta – Without Blemishes – 中部五 無穢經
MN6 Ākaṅkheyya-Sutta – If a Bhikkhu Should Wish – 中部六 願經
MN7 Vattha-Sutta – The Simile of the Cloth – 中部七 布喻經
MN8 Sallekha-Sutta – The Discourse on Effacement – 中部八 削減經
MN9 Sammādiṭṭhi-Sutta – Right View – 中部九 正見經
MN10 Satipaṭṭhāna-Sutta – Applications of Mindfulness – 中部十 念處經
MN11 Cūḷasīhanāda-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Lion's Roar – 中部一一 獅子吼小經
MN12 Mahāsīhanāda-Sutta – The Great Discourse on the Lion's Roar – 中部一二 師子吼大經
MN13 Mahādukkhakkhandha-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering – 中部一三 苦蘊大經
MN14 Cūḷadukkhakkhandha-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering – 中部一三 苦蘊大經
MN15 Anumāna-Sutta – Inference – 中部一五 思量經
MN16 Cetokhila-Sutta – The Wilderness in the Heart – 中部一六 心荒蕪經
MN17 Vanapattha-Sutta – Jungle Thickets – 中部一七 林藪經
MN18 Madhupiṇḍika-Sutta – The Ball of Honey – 中部一八 蜜丸經
MN19 Dvedhāvitakka-Sutta – Two Sorts of Thinking – 中部一九 雙想經
MN20 Vitakkasaṇṭhāna-Sutta – The Removal of Distracting Thoughts – 中部二十 尋之止息經 – 覺止息經
In a practical meditation teaching, the Buddha describes five different approaches to stopping thoughts.
在一次實用教學中，佛陀描述了五個不同技巧來停止念頭。
MN21 Kakacūpama-Sutta – The Simile of the Saw – 中部二一 鋸喻經
MN22 Alagaddūpama-Sutta – The Water-Snake Simile – 中部二二 蛇喻經
MN23 Vammika-Sutta – The Ant – 中部二三 蟻垤經
MN24 Rathavinīta-Sutta – Relay Chariots – 中部二四 傳車經
MN25 Nivāpa-Sutta – The Bait – 中部二五 撒餌經
MN26 Pāsarāsi-Sutta – The Noble Search – 中部二六 聖求經
MN27 Cūḷahatthipadopama-Sutta – The Shorter Elephant Footprint Simile – 中部二七 象跡喻小經
The Buddha teaches the brahmin Janussoni how to confidently deduce a teacher’s spiritual accomplishments, using and extending the simile of the elephant tracker’s steps to track an elephant. The Buddha presents the full training steps of a monastic, from laymen to arahant in great details.
佛陀教導婆羅門若奴索尼如何準確地推斷一位老師的靈修成就，並以捕象師追尋大象的步驟及後續比喻此一推斷過程。佛陀具體描術一位僧人從凡夫到阿羅漢的修行階段。
MN28 Mahāhatthipadopama-Sutta – The Great Elephant Footprint Simile – 中部二八 象跡喻大經
MN29 Mahāsāropama-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood – 中部二九 心材喻大經
MN30 Cūḷasāropama-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood – 中部三十 心材喻小經
MN31 Cūḷagosiṅga-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse in Gosinga – 中部三一 牛角林小經
MN32 Mahāgosiṅga-Sutta – The Greater Discourse in Gosinga – 中部三二 牛角林大經
MN33 Mahāgopālaka-Sutta – The Greater Cowherd Discourse – 中部三三 牧牛者大經
MN34 Cūḷagopālaka-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd – 中部三四 牧牛者小經
MN35 Cūḷasaccaka-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Saccaka – 中部三五 薩遮迦小經
MN36 Mahāsaccaka-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on the Saccaka – 中部三六 薩遮迦大經
MN37 Cūḷataṇhāsaṅkhaya-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Destruction of Craving – 中部三七 愛盡小經
MN38 Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving – 中部三八 愛盡大經
MN39 Mahāassapura-Sutta – The Greater Discourse at Assapura – 中部三九 馬邑大經
MN40 Cūḷaassapura-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse at Assapura – 中部四十 馬邑小經
MN41 Sāleyyaka-Sutta – The Brahmans of Sala – 中部四一 薩羅村婆羅門經
MN42 Verañjaka-Sutta – The Brahmins of Veranjaka – 中部四二 鞞蘭若村婆羅門經
MN43 Mahāvedalla-Sutta – The Greater Set of Questions-and-Answers – 中部四三 有明大經
MN44 Cūḷavedalla-Sutta – The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers – 中部四四 有明小經
MN45 Cūḷadhammasamādāna-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on Taking on Practices – 中部四五 得法小經
MN46 Mahādhammasamādāna-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on Taking on Practices – 中部四六 得法大經
MN47 Vīmaṃsaka-Sutta – The Inquirer – 中部四七 思察經
MN48 Kosambiya-Sutta – The Kosambians – 中部四八 憍賞彌經
MN49 Brahmanimantanika-Sutta – The Invitation Of A Brahma – 中部四九 梵天請經
The Buddha visited the brahma heavenly realm and engaged in a psychic power contest with Baka Brahma, who had come to believe he is eternal and all-powerful. The Buddha corrected Baka Brahma’s view.
佛陀來到梵天界，與自認為是永有和全能的巴迦梵天進行神通比試，並糾正了巴迦梵天的見解。
MN50 Māratajjanīya-Sutta – The Rebuke to Mara – 中部五十 魔訶責經
MN51 Kandaraka-Sutta – To Kandaka – 中部五一 干達羅迦經
MN52 Aṭṭhakanāgara-Sutta – To the Man from Atthakanagara – 中部五二 八城經
MN53 Sekha-Sutta – The Practice for One in Training – 中部五三 有學經
MN54 Potaliya-Sutta – To Potaliya – 中部五四 哺多利經
MN55 Jīvaka-Sutta – Discourse given to Jivaka the medicine man – 中部五五 耆婆迦經
MN56 Upāli-Sutta – Discourse given to Upali the householder – 中部五六 優波離經
MN57 Kukkuravatika-Sutta – The Dog-duty Ascetic – 中部五七 狗行者經
MN58 Abhayarājakumāra-Sutta – To Prince Abhaya (On Right Speech) – 中部五八 無畏王子經
MN59 Bahuvedanīya-Sutta – The Many Kinds of Feeling – 中部五九 多受經
MN60 Apaṇṇaka-Sutta – The Incontrovertible Teaching – 中部六十 無戲論經
MN61 Ambalaṭṭhikarāhulovāda-Sutta – Advice to Rahula at Mango Stone – 中部六一 庵婆檗林教誡羅喉羅經
MN62 Mahārāhulovāda-Sutta – The Greater Discourse of Advice to Rahula – 中部六二 教誡羅喉羅大經
MN63 Cūḷamālukya-Sutta – The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya – 中部六三 摩羅迦小經
MN64 Mahāmālukya-Sutta – The Greater Instructions to Malunkya – 中部六四 摩羅迦大經
MN65 Bhaddāli-Sutta – To Bhaddali – 中部六五 跋陀利經
MN66 Laṭukikopama-Sutta – The Quail Simile – 中部六六 鶉喻經
MN67 Cātuma-Sutta – At Catuma – 中部六七 車頭聚落經
MN68 Naḷakapāna-Sutta – At Nalakapana – 中部六八 那羅伽波寧村經
MN69 Goliyāni-Sutta – Gulissani – 中部六九 瞿尼師經
MN70 Kīṭāgiri-Sutta – At Kitagiri – 中部七十 枳吒山邑經
MN71 Tevijjavaccha-Sutta – To Vacchagotta on the Threefold True Knowledge – 中部七一 婆蹉衢多三明經
MN72 Aggivaccha-Sutta – To Vacchagotta on Fire – 中部七二 婆蹉衢多火喻經
MN73 Mahāvaccha-Sutta – The Greater Discourse to Vacchagotta – 中部七三 婆蹉衢多大經
MN74 Dīghanakha-Sutta – To Dighanakha – 中部七四 長爪經
MN75 Māgaṇḍiya-Sutta – To Magandiya – 中部七五 摩犍提徑
MN76 Sandaka-Sutta – To Sandaka – 中部七六 刪陀迦經
MN77 Mahāsakuludāyi-Sutta – The Greater Discourse to Sakuludayin – 中部七七 善生優陀夷大經
MN78 Samaṇamuṇḍika-Sutta – Mundika the Contemplative – 中部七八 沙門文祁子經
MN79 Cūḷasakuludāyi-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse to Sakuludayin – 中部七九 善生優陀夷小經
MN80 Vekhanasa-Sutta – To Vekhanassa – 中部八十 鞞摩那修經
MN81 Ghaṭikāra-Sutta – Ghatikara the Potter – 中部八一 陶師經
MN82 Raṭṭhapāla-Sutta – About Ratthapala – 中部八二 賴吒恕羅經
MN83 Maghadeva-Sutta – About King Makhadeva – 中部八三 大天捺林經
MN84 Madhura-Sutta – At Madhura – 中部八四 摩偷羅經
MN85 Bodhirājakumāra-Sutta – To Prince Bodhi – 中部八五 菩提王子經
MN86 Aṅgulimāla-Sutta – About Angulimala – 中部八六 鴦掘摩經
MN87 Piyajātika-Sutta – From One Who Is Dear – 中部八七 三大愛生經
MN88 Bāhitika-Sutta – The Cloak – 中部八八 鞞訶提經
MN89 Dhammacetiya-Sutta – Monuments to the Dhamma – 中部八九 法莊嚴經
MN90 Kaṇṇakatthala-Sutta – At Kannakatthala – 中部九十 普棘刺林經
MN91 Brahmāyu-Sutta – Brahmayu – 中部九一 梵摩經
MN92 Sela-Sutta – To Sela – 中部九二 施羅經
MN93 Assalāyana-Sutta – To Assalayana – 中部九三 阿攝恕經[阿攝羅耶那]
MN94 Ghoṭamukha-Sutta – To Ghotamukha – 中部九四 瞿哆牟伽經
MN95 Caṅkī-Sutta – With Canki – 中部九五 商伽經
MN96 Esukārī-Sutta – To Phasukari – 中部九六 郁瘦歌邏經
MN97 Dhanañjāni-Sutta – To Dhananjani – 中部九七 陀然經
MN98 Vāseṭṭha-Sutta – To Vasettha – 中部九八 婆私吒經
MN99 Subha-Sutta – To Subha – 中部九九 須婆經
MN100 Saṅgārava-Sutta – To Sangarava – 中部一百 傷歌邏經
MN101 Devadaha-Sutta – To Devadaha – 中部一〇一 天臂經
MN102 Pañcattaya-Sutta – The Five and Three – 中部一〇二 五三經
MN103 Kinti-Sutta – What Do You Think About Me? – 中部一〇三 如何經
MN104 Sāmagāma-Sutta – At Samagama – 中部一〇四 舍彌村經
MN105 Sunakkhatta-Sutta – To Sunakkhatta – 中部一〇五 善星經
MN106 Āneñjasappāya-Sutta – Conducive to the Imperturbable – 中部一〇六 不動利益經
MN107 Gaṇakamoggallāna-Sutta – The Discourse to Ganaka-Moggallana – 中部一〇七 算數家目犍連經
MN108 Gopakamoggallāna-Sutta – Moggallana the Guardsman – 中部一〇八 瞿默目犍連經
MN109 Mahāpuṇṇama-Sutta – The Great Full-moon Night Discourse – 中部一〇九 滿月大經
MN110 Cūḷapuṇṇama-Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on the Full-moon Night – 中部一一〇 滿月小經
MN111 Anupada-Sutta – One by One as they Occurred – 中部一一一 不斷經
MN112 Chabbisodhana-Sutta – The Sixfold Purity – 中部一一二 六凈經
MN113 Sappurisa-Sutta – The True Man – 中部一一三 善士經
MN114 Sevitabbāsevitabba-Sutta – To Be Cultivated and Not to Be Cultivated – 中部一一四 應習不應習經
MN115 Bahudhātuka-Sutta – The Many Kinds of Elements – 中部一一五 多界經
MN116 Isigili-Sutta – The Discourse at Isigili – 中部一一六 仙吞經
MN117 Mahācattārīsaka-Sutta – The Great Forty – 中部一一七 大四十經
MN118 Ānāpānassati-Sutta – Mindfulness of Breathing – 中部一一八 出入息念經
The Buddha was satisfied with the sangha’s practice and went on to talk about the mindfulness of breathing, and how it fulfils the practice of four foundations/focuses of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna, see DN22 and MN10).
佛陀很滿意僧團的修習，並開示了出入息念的修行方法，以及修出入息念是如何滿足了完成了四念處的修習 (長部二二、中部十)。
MN119 Kāyagatāsati-Sutta – Mindfulness Immersed in the Body – 中部一一九 身行念經
The Buddha talks about mindfulness on the body, which is equivalent to the body section in the Satipatthana-Suttas (DN22, MN10), but without the breath part. The-sutta states that this practice brings great benefits and leads to Nibbana.
佛陀在此經教導身體上的正念，相當於其他念處經 (長部二二、中部十) 關於身體的段落，但去除了呼吸的部份。此經教導修習身體上的正念會帶來大效果及可以達至涅槃。
MN120 Saṅkhārupapatti-Sutta – Reappearance by Aspiration – 中部一二〇 行生經
MN121 Cūḷasuññata-Sutta – The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness – 中部一二一 空小經
MN122 Mahāsuññata-Sutta – The Greater Discourse on Emptiness – 中部一二二 空大經
MN123 Acchariyaabbhuta-Sutta – Wonderful and Marvelous – 中部一二三 希有未曾有法經
MN124 Bākula-Sutta – About Venerable Bakkula – 中部一二四 薄拘羅經
MN125 Dantabhūmi-Sutta – On Tamed Stage – 中部一二五 調御地經
The novice monk Aciravata (addressed as Aggivessana in the-sutta) was unable to convince Prince Jayasena that the one-pointedness of mind is achievable through practice. The Buddha came up with the simile of two friends hiking and the simile of training an elephant, that if heard by the prince then he would have gained faith in the Dhamma.
沙彌阿基勒哇大(在經中又被稱為阿其威色那)未能說服若雅謝那王子關於心一境性能通過練習而觸達。佛陀先後舉了兩位朋友一起登山的比喻，和調御大象的比喻，並說如果若雅謝那王子聽到這兩個比喻就會對佛法生起信心。