The 152 discourses of this major collection combine a rich variety of contextual settings with deep and comprehensive teachings that illuminate the suttas of the Pali Canon.

Winner of the 1995 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book Award, and the Tricycle Prize for Excellence in Buddhist Publishing for Dharma Discourse

Bhikkhu Bodhi is committed to a new translation of the Angutttara Nikaya, which will be published in this Teachings of the Buddha series by Wisdom. The work will take a few years to complete. Any available information or updates on this project will be announced in the Wisdom Reader e-newsletter.

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Praise & Reviews "A triumph." —The Middle Way "Everyone who reads The Middle Length Discourses must be struck by the richness of its contents."—Buddhist Studies Review "A book to be kept close at hand for a lifetime—like the teacher and beneficial friend it will surely become for those with a deep interest in the dhamma...a book for our generation that will, I think, long endure as a classic of scholarship and render the teachings of the historical Buddha accessible to any who have eyes to see and the interest to look."—Inquiring Mind "This new translation of the Majjhima Nikaya...is considered by scholars to be the most reliable source for the original teachings of the historical Buddha." —Library Journal "...remarkable both in its scope and in its contemporary rendering of the Buddha's words."—Tricycle: The Buddhist Review “Most welcome..."—Mountain Record “A book to be kept close at hand for a lifetime—like the teacher and beneficial friend it will surely become for those with a deep interest in the dhamma...a book for our generation that will, I think, long endure as a classic of scholarship and render the teachings of the historical Buddha accessible to any who have eyes to see and the interest to look.”—Inquiring Mind "It can be difficult for Westerners to penetrate the "official" Buddhist canon, but one English-language translation stands above the rest: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, published by Wisdom Publications."—Mark Schneider, religion reporter, Canadian Television News

Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Translator Venerable Nanamoli (1905-60) was born in England and became a monk in Sri Lanka in 1949. During the eleven years he spent as a monk, he translated from Pali into lucid English some of the most difficult texts of Theravada Buddhism, including the Visuddhimagga. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Translator Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City, ordained in Sri Lanka in 1972. He held the position of president and editor of the Buddhist Publication Society. His books include The All-Embracing Net of Views, A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, and (as co-translator) The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. He lives in Sri Lanka. Bhikkhu Bodhi is committed to a new translation of the Angutttara Nikaya, which will be published in this Teachings of the Buddha series by Wisdom. The work will take a few years to complete. Any available information or updates on this project will be announced in the Wisdom reader e-newsletter.