Course held in 2013:

Tranquility and Insight

 in Early Buddhist Discourse

The lecture held in 2013 covered the seventh chapter of the Madhyama-āgama. Audio files of the lectures can be audited or downloaded as mp3 files, together with the respective lectures notes as pdfs, at the links given below for each lecture.

 

Guest Lecture audio file

pdf notes to lecture 1

 

Lecture 1 is a guest lecture by Bhikkhu Bodhi on the topic of the course

 

Lecture 2 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 2

 

Lecture 2 covers the first part of MĀ 72

 

MĀ 72 Discourse on the History of King Long-lifespan (長壽王本起經)

Pāli Parallel: Upakkilesa-sutta, MN 128, PTS ed. MN III 153

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 1008-1015

 

Lecture 3 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 3

 

Lecture 3 covers the description of conduct and the nimitta in MĀ 72

 

Lecture 4 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 4

 

Lecture 4 covers MĀ 72 and MĀ 73

 

MĀ 73 Discourse on Gods (天經)

Pāli Parallel: Gayāsīsa-sutta, AN 8.64, PTS ed. AN IV 302

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Numerical Discourses) pp.1207-1209

 

Lecture 5 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 5

 

Lecture 5 covers MĀ 73 and MĀ 74

 

MĀ 74 Discourse on Eight Thoughts (八念經)

Pāli Parallel: Anuruddha-sutta, AN 8.30, PTS ed. AN IV 228

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Numerical Discourses) pp. 1160-1165

 

Lecture 6 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 6

 

Lecture 6 covers MĀ 75

 

MĀ 75 Discourse on the Path to Pure Imperturbability (淨不動道經)

Pāli Parallel: Āneñjasappāya-sutta, MN 106, PTS ed. MN II 261

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 869-873

 

Lecture 7 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 7

 

Lecture 7 covers MĀ 76 and the first part of MĀ 77

 

MĀ 76 Discourse at Ukkācelā (郁伽支羅經)

Pāli Parallel: Bhikkhu-sutta, SN 47.3, PTS ed. SN V 142

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Connected Discourses) pp.1628-1630

 

MĀ 77 Discourse on Three Clansmen at Sāketa (娑雞帝三族姓子經)

Pāli Parallel: Naḷakapāna-sutta, MN 68, PTS ed. MN I 462

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 566-571

 

Lecture 8 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 8

 

Lecture 8 covers MĀ 78 to MĀ 80

 

MĀ 78 Discourse on Brahmā's Invitation to the Buddha (梵天請佛經)

Pāli Parallel: Brahmanimantanika-sutta, MN 49, PTS ed. MN I 326

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 424-430

 

MĀ 79 Discourse on the Existence of Higher Gods (有勝天經)

Pāli Parallel: Anuruddha-sutta, MN 127, PTS ed. MN III 144

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 1002-1007

 

MĀ 80 Discourse on Cloth for Robes (kaṭhina), (迦絺那經)

no Pāli parallel

 

Lecture 9 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 9

 

Lecture 9 covers the first part of MĀ 81

 

MĀ 81 Discourse on Mindfulness of the Body (念身經)

Pāli Parallel: Kāyagatāsati-sutta, MN 119, PTS ed. MN III 88

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 949-958

 

Lecture 10 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 10

 

Lecture 10 covers the remainder of MĀ 81 and MĀ 82

 

MĀ 82 The Discourse on [Hearing the Sound of] Crickets (支離彌梨經)

Pāli Parallel: Hatthisāriputta-sutta, AN 6.60, PTS ed. AN III 392

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Numerical Discourses) pp. 949-950

 

Lecture 11 audio file

pdf notes to lecture 11

 

Lecture 11 covers MĀ 83 to MĀ 86

 

MĀ 83 Discourse on the Drowsy Elder (長老上尊睡眠經)

Pāli Parallel: Pacalāyamāna-sutta, AN 7.58, PTS ed. AN IV 85

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Numerical Discourses) pp. 1059-1062 (given as discourse no. 61)

 

MĀ 84 Discourse on Being Without Thorns (無刺經)

Pāli Parallel: Kaṇṭaka-sutta, AN 10.72, PTS ed. AN V 133

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Numerical Discourses) pp. 1428-1429

 

MĀ 85 Discourse on the True Man (真人經)

Pāli Parallel: Sappurisa-sutta, MN 113, PTS ed. MN III 37

please consult Bhikkhu Bodhi (Middle Length Discourses) pp. 909-912

 

MĀ 86 Discourse Explaining the Bases (說處經)

no Pāli parallel