The Middle Way

(from the Majjhima Nikaya)


Ariyaparisyesana Sutta

Lord Buddha gives an account
of his quest for Enlightenment and how
he began to teach the Dharma


Kakacupama Sutta

Lord Buddha says that "a mind of hate"
goes against his teachings

Even if bandits are sawing off your limbs

He uses the example of Vedehika
seen as gentle and peaceful
until the day she loses her temper


Angulimala Sutta

Talking of bandits
we'll meet Angulimala

Who through meeting Lord Buddha
abandons his life as a homicidal criminal
and helps a pregnant woman to give birth


Culamalunkya Sutta

Malunkyaputta threatens to abandon
the spiritual life unless Lord Buddha
answers some big questions

He doesn't get what he wants
but Lord Buddha explains why


Kosambiya Sutta

The monks in Kosambi are quarrelling
and brawling and stabbing each
other with verbal daggers

Lord Buddha investigates