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Majjhima nikāya I.

Translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Sujato, Rupert Gethin, I.B.Horner
Read by Roland Kitchen

* narrated in English language

Part I - Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi - The Root Fifty Discourses

 1. Mūlapariyāya vagga - The Division of the Discourse on the Root: 

MN1. Mūlapariyāya suttaṃ - The Root of All Things
MN 2. Sabbāsava suttaṃ - All the Taints
MN 3. Dhammadāyāda suttaṃ - Heirs in Dhamma
MN 4. Bhayabherava suttaṃ - Fear and Dread
MN 5. Anaṅgaṇa suttaṃ - Without Blemishes
MN 6. Ākaṅkheyya suttaṃ - If a Bhikkhu Should Wish
MN 7. Vatthūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Cloth
MN 8. Sallekha suttaṃ - Effacement
MN 9. Sammādiṭṭhi suttaṃ - Right View
MN 10. Satipaṭṭhāna suttaṃThe Foundations of Mindfulness

MN1. Mūlapariyāya suttaṃ - The Root of All Things
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MN 2. Sabbāsava suttaṃ - All the Taints
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MN 3. Dhammadāyāda suttaṃn Track - Heirs in Dhamma
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MN 4. Bhayabherava suttaṃ - Fear and Dread
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MN 5. Anaṅgaṇa suttaṃ - Without Blemishes
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MN 6. Ākaṅkheyya suttaṃ - If a Bhikkhu Should Wish
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MN 7. Vatthūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Cloth
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MN 8. Sallekha suttaṃ - Effacement
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MN 9. Sammādiṭṭhi suttaṃ - Right View
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MN 10. Satipaṭṭhāna suttaṃ - The Foundations of Mindfulness
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 2. Sīhanāda vagga - The Division of the Lion's Roar: 

MN 11. Cūḷa Sīhanāda suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Lion's Roar
MN 12. Mahā Sīhanāda suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Lion's Roar
MN 13. Mahā Dukkhakkhandha suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
MN 14. Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
MN 15. Anumāna suttaṃ - Inference
MN 16. Cetokhila suttaṃ - The Wilderness in the Heart
MN 17. Vanapattha suttaṃ - Jungle Thickets
MN 18. Madhupiṇḍika suttaṃ - The Honeyball
MN 19. Dvedhāvitakka suttaṃ - Two Kinds of Thought
MN 20. Vitakkasaṇṭhāna suttaṃ - The Removal of Distracting Thoughts

MN 11. Cūḷa Sīhanāda suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Lion's Roar
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MN 12. Mahā Sīhanāda suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Lion's Roar
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MN 13. Mahā Dukkhakkhandha suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
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MN 14. Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering
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MN 15. Anumāna suttaṃ - Inference
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MN 16. Cetokhila suttaṃ - The Wilderness in the Heart
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MN 17. Vanapattha suttaṃ - Jungle Thickets
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MN 18. Madhupiṇḍika suttaṃ - The Honeyball
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MN 19. Dvedhāvitakka suttaṃ - Two Kinds of Thought
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MN 20. Vitakkasaṇṭhāna suttaṃ - The Removal of Distracting Thoughts
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 3. Opamma vagga - The Division of Similes: 

MN 21. Kakacūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Saw
MN 22. Alagaddūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Snake
MN 23. Vammika suttaṃ - The Ant-hill
MN 24. Rathavinīta suttaṃThe Relay Chariots
MN 25. Nivāpa suttaṃ - The Bait
MN 26. Ariyapariyesanā suttaṃ - The Noble Search
MN 27. Cūḷa Hatthipadopama suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
MN 28. Mahā Hatthipadopama suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
MN 29. Mahā Sāropama suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood
MN 30. Cūḷa Sāropama suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood

MN 21. Kakacūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Saw
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MN 22. Alagaddūpama suttaṃ - The Simile of the Snake
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MN 23. Vammika suttaṃ - The Ant-hill
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MN 24. Rathavinīta suttaṃ - The Relay Chariots
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MN 25. Nivāpa suttaṃ - The Bait
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MN 26. Ariyapariyesanā suttaṃ - The Noble Search
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MN 27. Cūḷa Hatthipadopama suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
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MN 28. Mahā Hatthipadopama suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
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MN 29. Mahā Sāropama suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood
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MN 30. Cūḷa Sāropama suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood
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 4. Mahāyamaka vagga - The Great Division of Pairs: 

MN 31. Cūḷa Gosiṅga suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse in Gosiṇga
MN 32. Mahā Gosiṅga suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse in Gosiṇga
MN 33. Mahā Gopālaka suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd
MN 34. Cūḷa Gopālaka suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd
MN 35. Cūḷa Saccaka suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse to Saccaka
MN 36. Mahā Saccaka suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse to Saccaka
MN 37. Cūḷa Taṇhāsaṅkhaya suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
MN 38. Mahā Taṇhāsaṅkhaya suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
MN 39. Mahā Assapura suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse at Assapura
MN 40. Cūḷa Assapura suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse at Assapura

MN 31. Cūḷa Gosiṅga suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse in Gosiṇga
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MN 32. Mahā Gosiṅga suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse in Gosiṇga
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MN 33. Mahā Gopālaka suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Cowherd
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MN 34. Cūḷa Gopālaka suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd
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MN 35. Cūḷa Saccaka suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse to Saccaka
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MN 36. Mahā Saccaka suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse to Saccaka
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MN 37. Cūḷa Taṇhāsaṅkhaya suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
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MN 38. Mahā Taṇhāsaṅkhaya suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving
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MN 39. Mahā Assapura suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse at Assapura
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MN 40. Cūḷa Assapura suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse at Assapura
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 5. Cūḷayamaka vagga - The Shorter Division of Pairs:

MN 41. Sāleyyaka suttaṃ - The Brahmins of Sālā
MN 42. Verañjaka suttaṃ - The Brahmins of Verañjā
MN 43. Mahā Vedalla suttaṃ - The Greater Series of Questions and Answers
MN 44. Cūḷa Vedalla suttaṃ - The Shorter Set of Questions and Answers
MN 45. Cūḷa Dhammasamādāna suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things
MN 46. Mahā Dhammasamādāna suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things
MN 47. Vīmaṃsaka suttaṃ - The Inquirer
MN 48. Kosambiya suttaṃ - The Kosambians
MN 49. Brahmanimantanika suttaṃ - The Invitation Of A Brahmā
MN 50. Māratajjanīya suttaṃ - The Rebuke to Māra

MN 41. Sāleyyaka suttaṃ - The Brahmins of Sālā
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MN 42. Verañjaka suttaṃ - The Brahmins of Verañjā
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MN 43. Mahā Vedalla suttaṃ - The Greater Series of Questions and Answers

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MN 44. Cūḷa Vedalla suttaṃ - The Shorter Set of Questions and Answers
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MN 45. Cūḷa Dhammasamādāna suttaṃ - The Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things

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MN 46. Mahā Dhammasamādāna suttaṃ - The Greater Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things
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MN 47. Vīmaṃsaka suttaṃ - The Inquirer
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MN 48. Kosambiya suttaṃ - The Kosambians
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MN 49. Brahmanimantanika suttaṃ - The Invitation Of A Brahmā
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MN 50. Māratajjanīya suttaṃ - The Rebuke to Māra
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