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One of the four {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Agama sutras]]. [[Sam-ghadeva]], a [[monk]] from [[Kashmir]], translated and compiled it between 397 and 398. A compilation of 222 [[sutras]] of {{Wiki|medium}} length, it explains such basic [[doctrines]] as the [[four noble truths]] and the twelve-linked [[chain of causation]]. The [[Medium-Length Agama Sutra]] corresponds to the [[Pali]] text [[Majjhima-nikaya]], which contains 152 [[sutras]] of {{Wiki|medium}} length. | One of the four {{Wiki|Chinese}} [[Agama sutras]]. [[Sam-ghadeva]], a [[monk]] from [[Kashmir]], translated and compiled it between 397 and 398. A compilation of 222 [[sutras]] of {{Wiki|medium}} length, it explains such basic [[doctrines]] as the [[four noble truths]] and the twelve-linked [[chain of causation]]. The [[Medium-Length Agama Sutra]] corresponds to the [[Pali]] text [[Majjhima-nikaya]], which contains 152 [[sutras]] of {{Wiki|medium}} length. | ||
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Medium-Length Agama Sutra
中阿含経 (Chin Chung-a-han-ching; Jpn Chu-agon-gyo )
One of the four Chinese Agama sutras. Sam-ghadeva, a monk from Kashmir, translated and compiled it between 397 and 398. A compilation of 222 sutras of medium length, it explains such basic doctrines as the four noble truths and the twelve-linked chain of causation. The Medium-Length Agama Sutra corresponds to the Pali text Majjhima-nikaya, which contains 152 sutras of medium length.
See also; four Agama sutras.
