BDK's Madhyama Agama Volume III is out

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BDK just released The Madhyama Agama (Middle-length Discourses) Volume III, translation edited by Bhikkhu Anālayo and Roderick S. Bucknel

One more volume to go!

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$80.00 printed, free PDF.

I have stopped buying printed reference books. I like studying with electronic books. It makes note taking easy. I just split the screen on my computer between the book and whatever I am writing my notes in.

I noticed in the table of contents for the PDF that the suttas start at #132.

Do the Agamas have a different numbering system?

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This is volume 3 of the Madhyama Āgama translation. There will be 4 volumes total. Check the same site for volumes 1-2.

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That helps.

I took at look at their #132 and #132 from the Majima Nikaya and there were not the same sutta.

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Correct. The MA is a different collection. But if you look up MN 82, you should see some striking similarities to MA 132 :wink:

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Thanks so much for the update. I wonder what is taking so much time at Numata, this translation was completed years ago.

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There was a global pandemic and paper shortage… Lots of publications were delayed. I’d assume they also got caught up in that.

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BDK is also notoriously slow when it comes to the publishing process, or so I’ve heard.

They’ve been sitting in numerous translations for a while now, including Venerable Huifeng’s Astasahasrika Prajñaparamita sutra

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Sure, of course. Still though, I get the feeling they’re a slow-moving organization.

Huh, that’ll be one to look out for, Huifeng does great work.

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