The Sarvāstivāda-Madhyamāgama
[Translated originally from the Sanskrit Sarvāstivāda Madhyamāgama to Classical Chinese by a team led by Sarvāstivāda scholar Gautama Saṃghadeva of Kāśmīra in 398CE.
Translated from the Chinese Taisho Tripiṭaka back to Sanskrit by Ramakrishnan Suryanarayanan in 2024-26.]
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Seven qualities leading to ending of āsravas | |
| The similie of the Pārijāta tree in the Trāyastriṃśa heaven | |
| The simile of the fort in the borderlands | |
| The simile of the person submerged in the water | |
| The similie of the burning woodpile | |
| The afterlife destiny of good persons | |
| Practical advantages of leading the holy life | |
| The similie of the seven suns | |
| The similie of the seven relay chariots | |
| The destruction of the āsravas | |
| The similie of the salt added to water | |
| To Vāṣpa, the Śākyan disciple of the Nirgranthas | |
| The doctrines of the tīrthyas | |
| To Rāhula concerning falsehood | |
| The effects of intentional actions | |
| The Kālāmas of Keśaputra | |
| The similie of the burning woodpile | |
| To the army commander Siṃha, the follower of the Nirgranthas | |
| To the Nirgranthas in the Śākyan city of Devahrada | |
| To the village headman Pāṭalya | |
| Peace and equanimity | |
| The perfection of virtues | |
| Knowledge | |
| The lion-roar of Śāriputra | |
| The similie of the water about removing resentment | |
| To Guṇiśa | |
| To Dhānañjāni | |
| To sick Anāthapiṇḍada | |
| To Mahākauṣṭhila | |
| The similie of the elephant footprint | |
| Analysis of the noble truths | |
| Marvellous and wonderful qualities | |
| Choosing the attendant | |
| To Bakula | |
| To the asura-lord Prahrāda | |
| Earthquake | |
| At Campā | |
| The householder Ugra | |
| The householder Ugra | |
| The householder Hastaka | |
| The householder Hastaka | |
| What is the use? | |
| Wilfulness | |
| Mindfulness | |
| Moral shame and dread of blame | |
| Moral shame and dread of blame | |
| Ethical conduct | |
| Ethical Conduct | |
| Respect | |
| Respect | |
| The origins of the desire to exist | |
| Inputs | |
| Inputs | |
| Mindfulness | |
| On Nirvāṇa | |
| Meghya, the attendant of the Buddha | |
| Advice to the bhikṣus | |
| The seven treasures | |
| The 32 characteristics of a great man | |
| The four continents | |
| The similie of a particle of cowdung | |
| The welcome to king Vidmasāra of Magadha | |
| At Vaibhālingi | |
| The divine messengers of Yama | |
| The similie of the crow | |
| Past narratives | |
| The mango grove of Mahādeva | |
| The legend of king Mahāsudarśana | |
| Thirty similies | |
| The emperor | |
| The legend of king Padāśva | |
| The legend of king Dīrghiti of Kosala | |
| Knowing the Devas | |
| Eight considerations of a great man | |
| Path to the Purification of the Imperturbable |
