Suttanta Pitaka : Majjhima Nikaya : Medium Length Discourses of the Buddha : Twenty Five Suttas from Uparipannasa Book

Contents: 1. Devadaha Vagga. 2. Anupada Vagga. 3. Sunnata Vagga. 4. Vibhanga Vagga. 5. Salayatana Vagga. Index.

"The Majjhima Nikaya has three division viz. Mulapannasa, Majjhimapannasa, and Uparipannasa, each Pannasa containing roughly fifty Suttas. Each of these pannasa have five sub divisions called Vaggas. The present book is a collection of twenty five Suttas from Uparipannasa. There are five suttas from Devadaha Vagga, five from Anupada Vagga, three from Sunnata Vagga, six from Vibhanga Vagga, and six from Salayatana Vagga. Many of the discourses in this collection are on the physical and mental aggregates which are the objection of clinging, the sense bases and the primary elements with a view of eradicating the concept, Myself; mine and I The translation contains a detailed index of the words." (jacket)