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The middle length discourses of the Buddha : (Record no. 994)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250521165701.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 086171072x |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | DCL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.38232 Su |
| 130 ## - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Majjhimanikāya. |
| Language of a work | English Translation |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The middle length discourses of the Buddha : |
| Remainder of title | a new translation of the Majjhima Nikāya / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | translated from Pali by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli and Bhukkhu Bodhi. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boston : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wisdom Publication, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1995. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1412 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 21 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part one includes five groups of suttas: -- (1) The Division of discourse on the root (Mulapariyayavagga), -- (2) The Division of lion’s roar (Sihanadavagga), -- (3) The Third division (Tatiyavagga), -- (4) The Great Division of pairs (Mahayamakavagga), and -- (5) The Shorter division of pairs (Culayamakavagga). -- Part two includes five groups of suttas: -- (1) The division of householders (Gahapativagga), -- (2) The division of Bhikkhus (Bhikkhuvagga), -- (3) The division of wanderers (Paribbajakavagga), -- (4) The division of kings (Rajavagga), and -- (5) The division of Brahmins (Brahmanavagga). -- Part three includes five groups of suttas: -- (1) The division of Devadaha (Devadahavagga), -- (2) The division of one by one (Anupadavagga), -- (3) The division of voidness (Sunnatavagga), -- (4) The division of exposition (Vibangavagga), and -- (5) The division of sixfold base (Salayatanavagga). -- The final section provides useful reference tools, such as -- (1) bibliography, -- (2) abbreviations, -- (3) notes, -- (4) Pāli-English glossary, and -- (5) indexes of Proper names, Similes, Pali terms discussed in the introduction and notes. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The Majjhima Nikāya, the second collection of the Buddha’s discourses found in the Sutta Piṭaka (Basket of Discourses), consists of 152 suttas and it covers key teachings of the Buddha, including the four noble Truths, the Teaching of Non-self, approaches to meditation for daily life. Generally, this book has three parts. The preface by Bhikkhu Bodhi and an introduction by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli explain how the formation of the Majjhima Nikāya. The main section is divided into three parts called Sets of Fifty (Pannasa), thouhh the last set contains fifty-two suttas such as 50 suttas in part one: the root fifty discourses (Mulapannasa), 50 suttas in part two: the middle fifty discourses (Majjhimapannasa) and 52 suttas in part three: the final fifty discourses (Uparipannasa). |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Majjhima Nikāya |
| General subdivision | translation |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu, -1960 |
| Relator term | translator |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bodhi, Bhikkhu |
| Relator term | translator |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Accession No. | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | English Collection | 5255 | Dhammadhara | Dhammadhara | English Shelves | 21/05/2025 | 294.38232 Su 5255 | EB00005255 | 21/05/2025 | 21/05/2025 | Books |