Medium Discourses

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Table of Contents and Parallels

Chapter	Sutra	Parallels
1. The Sevens	1. The Good Dharma	AN 7.68, EĀ 39.1, T27
	2. The Pārijāta Tree	AN 7.69, EĀ 39.2, T28
	3. The City Parable	AN 7.67, EĀ 39.4
	4. The Water Parable	AN 7.15, EĀ 39.3, T29
	5. The Wood Pile Parable	AN 7.72, EĀ 33.10
	6. The Good Person’s Departure	AN 7.55
	7. Worldly Merit	?
	8. Seven Suns	AN 7.66, EĀ 40.1, T30
	9. Seven Chariots	MN 24, EĀ 39.10
	10. Ending the Contaminants	MN 2, AN 6.58, EĀ 40.6, T31
2. Related to Action	11. The Rock Salt Parable	AN 3.100
	12. [Vappa]	AN 4.195
	13. Liberation	AN 3.61
	14. Rāhula	MN 61
	15. Intention	AN 10.217-219, EĀ 48.1
	16. The Kālāmas	AN 3.65
	17. Gāminī	SN 42.6
	18. Lion	AN 8.12
	19. Nirgrantha	MN 101
	20. [Pāṭali]	SN 42.13
3. Related to Śāriputra	21. The Even-Minded (Gods)	AN 2.36
	22. Accomplished Precepts	AN 5.166
	23. Knowledge	SN 12.32
	24. The Lion's Roar	AN 9.11, EĀ 37.6
	25. Water Parable	AN 5.162
	26. [Goliyāni]	MN 69
	27. The Priest [Dhanañjāni]	MN 97
	28. Teaching the Ill	SN 55.26, MN 143, EĀ 51.8
	29. Mahākauṣṭhila	MN9, (AN 9.13), SĀ 3.23
	30. Parable of the Elephant's Footprint	MN 28
	31. Discernment of the Noble Truths	MN 141, EĀ 12.1, EĀ 27.1, T32
4. Unprecedented Things	32. Unprecedented Things	MN 123, AN 4.127
	33. Attendant	?
	34. [Bākula]	MN 124
	35. Asura	AN 8.19, EĀ 42.4
	36. Earthquake	AN 8.70, SN 51.10, EĀ 42.5, DN 16
	37. Campā	AN 8.20, EĀ 48.2, T33, T34, T35
	38. The Prominent Man Ugra	AN 8.21, AN 8.22
	39. The Prominent Man Ugra (2)	?
	40. The Prominent Man Hastaka	AN 8.24
	41. The Prominent Man Hastaka (2)	AN 8.23
5. Related to Cultivation	42. What Purpose	AN 11.1
	43. Don’t Think	AN 11.2
	44. Mindfulness	AN 8.81, AN 11.3
	45. Conscience and Modesty	AN 7.65, AN 11.3
	46. Conscience and Modesty (2)	AN 7.65, AN 11.3
	47. Precepts	?
	48. Precepts (2)	?
	49. Veneration	AN 5.22
	50. Veneration (2)	?
	51. The Origin	AN 10.62
	52. Food	AN 10.61-62, MĀ 51, MĀ 53, T36-37
	53. Food (2)	AN 10.61-62, MĀ 51-52, T36-37
	54. Knowledge that Ends	?
	55. Nirvāṇa	?
	56. Meghiya	AN 9.3, Ud 4.1
	57. A Teaching for the Monks	AN 9.1
6. Related to Kings	58. Seven Treasures	SN 46.42, EĀ 39.7, SĀ 12.18-19, T38
	59. The 32 Signs	DN 30
	60. Four Continents	?
	61. The Cow Dung Parable	SN 22.96, SĀ 1.47
	62. Bimbisāra Greets the Buddha	?
	63. [Vebhalinga]	MN 81, T197.10
	64. Heavenly Messengers	MN 130, AN 3.36, EĀ 32.4, T42-43, T86, DĀ 30, T212, T24-25, T741
	65. Parable of the Crow	?
	66. Explaining the Origin	?
	67. Mahādeva's Mango Grove	MN 83, EĀ 1.1, EĀ 50.4, Ja 9, Ja 541, T152, T210, T744
	68. King Mahāsudarśana	DN 17, DĀ 2, T5-7
	69. Thirty Parables	?
	70. The Wheel-Turning King	DN 26, DĀ 6
	71. Padāśya	DN 23, DA 7, T45
7. King Dīrghāyu	72. The Legend of King Dīrghāyu	MN 128, Mahāvagga 10, EĀ 24.8
	73. The Gods	AN 8.64
	74. Eight Thoughts	AN 8.30
	75. The Pure Way to the Imperturbable	MN 106
	76. [Ugracelā]	AN 8.63, SN 47.3
	77. The Three Clansmen of Sāketa	MN 68
	78. Brahmā’s Invitation to the Buddha	MN 49
	79. The Greater Gods	MN 127
	80. The Rough Cloth	(MN 27, AN 4.198)
	81. Mindfulness of Body	MN 119
	82. Crickets	AN 6.60
	83. Drowsiness of an Venerable Elder	AN 7.61, MN 37, EĀ 19.3, T47
	84. Thornless	AN 10.72
	85. The True Person	MN 113, EĀ 17.9, T48
	86. Explaining the Sense Fields	MN 148?
8. Defilement	87. On Defilements	MN 5, EĀ 25.6, T49
	88. Seeking Dharma	MN 3, EĀ 18.3
	89. A Monk's Request	MN 15, T50
	90. Knowing Dharma	AN 10.24
	91. Cundā's Questions on Views	MN 8, EĀ 47.9
	92. Parable of the Blue and White Lotuses	?
	93. The Priest Sundarikā	MN 7, EĀ 13.5, T51, T99.1185, T100.98
	94. The Dark Monk	AN 10.87
	95. Abiding Dharma	AN 10.17-18, AN 10.53
	96. Nothing	AN 10.55
9. Causation	97. Great Causation	DN 15, DĀ 13, T14, T52
	98. Abodes of Mindfulness	MN 10, MN 119, DN 22, MA 31, EĀ 12.1, MA 81, T32
	99. The Cause of Suffering	MN 13, EĀ 21.9, T53
	100. The Cause of Suffering (2)	MN 14, EĀ 41.1, T54-55
	101. The Progressive Mental States	MN 20, MN 26, MN 36, MN 100
	102. Thought	MN 19
	103. The Lion's Roar	MN 11, EĀ 27.2
	104. Udumbara	DN 25, DĀ 8, T11
	105. Aspiration	MN 6, AN 10.71
	106. Perception	MN 1, EĀ 44.6
10. Forests	107. Forest	MN 17, AN 9.6, EĀ 45.3
	108. Forest (2)	MN 17, EĀ 45.3
	109. Self Examination	MN 114, AN 10.54
	110. Self Examination (2)	AN 10.51
	111. Penetrating the Religious Life	AN 6.63, T57
	112. [Anupiya]	AN 6.62, T58
	113. The Origin of Things	AN 8.83, AN 10.58, T59
	114. Udara	SN 35.103
	115. Parable of the Honeyball	MN 18, EĀ 40.10
	116. Gautamī	AN 8.51, T60, various Vinaya refs
11. Great	117. Gentle	AN 3.39, AN 5.57, EĀ 22.8
	118. Naga Elephant	AN 6.43, Thag 15.2
	119. Standpoints for Discourse	AN 3.67
	120. Explaining Impermanence	SN 22.76
	121. Making Requests	SN 8.7, T99.1212, T100.228, EĀ 32.5, T61-63
	122. Campa	AN 8.10, T64
	123. The Ascetic Śroṇakoṭīviṃśa	AN 6.55, EĀ 23.3, T99.254
	124. Eight Difficulties	AN 8.29, EĀ 42.1
	125. Poverty	AN 6.45
	126. Undertaking Desires	AN 4.61, AN 5.41, AN 10.91, T65
	127. Field of Merit	AN 2.35, T99.992, EĀ 42.8
	128. Layman	AN 5.179
	129. Enemies	AN 7.64
	130. Teaching Dharmika	AN 6.54
	131. Defeat of Mara	MN 50, T66-67
	132. Rāṣṭrapāla	MN 82, T199.18a-b, T1507.42b1, Thera Vin Bhik Paraj 1, T68-69
	133. Upali	MN 56
	134. Sakra's Question	DN 21, DĀ 14, T15, T203.73
	135. [Sīṅgālaka]	DN 31, DĀ 16, T16-17
	136. A Trader's Pursuit of Wealth	?
	137. The World	AN 4.23, Iti 112
	138. Merit	AN 7.62
	139. The Path of Stopping	?
	140. Reaching the Extreme	SN 22.80, T99.272
	141. Analogies	SN 45.141-8, SN 3.17, T99.1239, T100.66, T765.1(?)
12. Priests	142. Varsakāra	SN 7.22, EĀ 40.2
	143. [Saṅgārava]	AN 3.60
	144. [Gaṇakamoggallāna]	MN 107, T70
	145. [Gopakamoggallāna]	MN 108, SN 22.58
	146. Parable of the Elephant's Footprint	MN 27, MĀ 80
	147. Learning Virtue	?
	148. What Is Suffering?	AN 5.31
	149. What Is Desire?	AN 6.51, EĀ 37.8
	150. [Esukāri]	MN 96
	151. The Priest [Assalāyana]	MN 93, T71, EĀ 40.9
	152. [Subha]	MN 99, MN 135, MĀ 170, T78-81, T755
	153. Sugandika	MN 75
	154. [Bhāradvāja]'s Hall	DN 27, DĀ 5, T19
	155. [Sudatta]	AN 9.20, EĀ 27.3, T72-74
	156. [Brahmaṇadhammika?]	Snp 2.7
	157. At Yellow Rushes (Naḷeru?) Park	AN 8.11, T75
	158. Doṇa	AN 5.192
	159. [~Akalavana??]	?
	160. [Araka]	AN 7.73-74, AN 6.54, AN 7.66
	161. Brahmāyu	MN 91, T76
13. Root Discernment	162. Discerning the Six Elements	MN 140, T511
	163. Discerning the Six Sense Fields	MN 137
	164. Discerning Examination	MN 138
	165. The God at [Tapodārama]	MN 133, T1362
	166. A Venerable at the Śākyan Meditation Retreat	MN 134, T77
	167. A Discourse by Ānanda	MN 132
	168. [Birth by] Volition	AN 4.123-124, MN 120
	169. The Kuru's Lack of Conflict	MN 139
	170. Śuka	MN 99, MN 135, T755, T78-81, MĀ 152, T1670b
	171. Discerning Great Deeds	MN 136, T1509.24b
14. Mind	172. Mind	AN 4.186, T82
	173. [Bhūmija]	MN 126
	174. Accepting the Teaching	MN 45
	175. Accepting the Teaching (2)	MN 46, T83
	176. The Dhyāna Practitioner	?
	177. Teaching	?
	178. Hunter	MN 25
	179. Property Owner [Pañcakaṅga]	MN 78
	180. Gautamī	MN 142, T84, T202.52, T202.57
	181. The Many Elements	MN 115, AN 1.268-277, T1509.24a, T1537.10, T776
15. Pairs	182. *Aśvapura	MN 39, EĀ 49.8
	183. *Aśvapura (2)	MN 40
	184. [Gosiṅgasālavana]	MN 32, EĀ 37.3, T154.16
	185. [Gosiṅgasālavana] (2)	MN 31, EĀ 24.8
	186. Inquiry	MN 47
	187. Claims of Knowledge	MN 112
	188. [Aīna]	AN 10.115-116
	189. The Noble Path	MN 117
	190. Lesser Teaching on Emptiness	MN 121
	191. Greater teaching on Emptiness	MN 122
16. Great (2)	192. [Kāludāyī]	MN 66, EĀ 49.7
	193. [Moliyaphagguna]	MN 21, EĀ 50.8
	194. [Bhaddāli]	MN 65, EĀ 49.7
	195. [Assaji]	MN 70
	196. [Cunda]	MN 104, T85
	197. Upāli	?
	198. Ground of the Tamed	MN 125
	199. The Grounds of Delusion and Wisdom	MN 129, T86
	200. Ariṣṭa	MN 22, EĀ 43.5, EĀ 50.8, SĀ 35.1
	201. [Sāti]	MN 38, EĀ 21.3
17. Potalaka	202. Keeping the Sabbath	AN 3.70, AN 8.42-43, EĀ 24.6, T99.861-863, T87-89
	203. [Potaliya]	MN 54
	204. Raṃbhaka	MN 26, MN 85, SN 6.1, SN 56.11, DN 14, EĀ 19.1, EĀ 24.5, T765.2.23
	205. The Five Lower Fetters	MN 64
	206. Defilements of Mind	MN 16, AN 5.205-206, AN 9.71-72, 82, 92, AN 10.14, EĀ 51.4, DA 10, DN 33, DN 34, T1536.12
	207. [Sakuludāyi]	MN 77
	208. [Sakuludāyi] (2)	MN 79
	209. [Vekhanassa]	MN 80, T90
	210. Dharmadinnā	MN 44
	211. Mahākauṣṭhila	AN 4.175, MN 43, T99.251
18. Examples	212. Omniscience	MN 90
	213. Dharma Adornment	MN 89, AN 10.30, EĀ 38.10, T1451.8
	214. [Bāhitika]	MN 88
	215. Supreme Attainment	AN 10.29
	216. Born of Love	MN 87, EĀ 13.3, T154.15, T91
	217. Eight Cities	MN 52, AN 11.16, T92
	218. Aniruddha	?
	219. Aniruddha (2)	?
	220. Views	AN 7.54, T93
	221. Parable of the Arrow	MN 63, T1509.15, T94
	222. Examples	?