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| − | [中阿含経] (Chin Chung-a-han-ching; Jpn Chu-agon-gyo ) | + | [[中阿含経]] (Chin [[Chung-a-han-ching]]; Jpn [[Chu-agon-gyo]] ) |
| − | 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 medium length, it explains such basic [[doctrines]] as the [[four noble truths]] and the twelve-linked [[chain of causation]]. The 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 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 | + | See also; [[four Agama sutras]]. |
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Revision as of 04:28, 9 September 2013
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.
