The Middle-Length Āgama

The Middle-Length Āgama is divided into five recitations, each of which is divided into a number of chapters that collect a group of related sutras together. In total, there are 18 chapters[1] and 222 sutras in the collection.

• First Day Recitation
  • Chapter 1: The Sevens
    1. The Good Dharma
    2. The Parijata Tree
    3. The City Parable
    4. The Water Parable
    5. The Wood Pile Parable
    6. The Good Person’s Departure
    7. Worldly Merit
    8. The Seven Suns
    9. The Seven Chariots
    10. The End of Contaminants
  • Chapter 2: Related to Actions
  • Chapter 3: Related to Sariputra
  • Chapter 4: Unprecedented Things
  • Chapter 6a: Related to Kings
• Second Day Recitation: Minor Lands and Cities
  • Chapter 6b: Related to Kings
  • Chapter 7: The King of Long Life
  • Chapter 8: Defilement
  • Chapter 9: Causation
  • Chapter 10: Forests
• Third Day Recitation: Mindfulness
  • Chapter 11: The Greats (1)
  • Chapter 12a: The Brahmins
• Fourth Day Recitation: Discernment
  • Chapter 12b: The Brahmins
  • Chapter 13: Root Discernments
  • Chapter 14: Mind
  • Chapter 15a: The Pairs
• Fifth Day Recitation: The Last
  • Chapter 15b: The Pairs
  • Chapter 16: The Greats (2)
  • Chapter 17: Potaliya[2]
  • Chapter 18: Illustrations

Notes

1. Three chapters (6, 12, and 15) are split between recitations, so I number them 6a and 6b, etc. (CP)

2. Potaliya is the Pali equivalent of this transliterated name, which I am using for the time being pending research into the Chinese transliteration and Sanskrit/Gandhari equivalents. (CP)