The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha has 886 ratings and 17 reviews. Craig said: NOTE: the following review applies to the 1995 edition.

• • • The Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya; 'Collection of Long Discourses') is a scripture, the first of the five, or collections, in the, which is one of the 'three baskets' that compose the of () Buddhism. Some of the most commonly referenced from the Digha Nikaya include the (DN 16), which described the final days and death of the Buddha, the (DN 31) in which the Buddha discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the (DN 2), (DN 1) which describes and compares the point of view of Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and the (DN 9) Suttas, which describe the benefits and practice of meditation. Retrieved 2015-12-12.

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Sutta Central. Retrieved 2015-12-15. • (1997), How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., • Journal of the Pali Text Society, volume XXVIII • Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, volume II, page 564 • Skilling, Mahasutras, volume II, parts I & II, 1997, Pali Text Society, Bristol, pages 84n, 553ff, 617ff • Pali oral literature, in Buddhist Studies, ed Denwood & Piatigorski, Curzon, London, 1982/3 •. Retrieved 2015-12-12.