Majjhima Nikāya
| Majjhima Nikāya | |
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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Sutta Piṭaka |
| Attribution | Sāriputta; Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Papañcasūdanī (Majjhimanikāya-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Subcommentary | Līnatthappakāsana (Mūlapaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā, Majjhimapaṇṇāsaṭīkā, Uparipaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā) |
| Abbreviation | MN; M |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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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.