This thesis subject at Pāli and Chinese parallels of “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering” makes the different version comparison of mutual, trying to clarify the different points of each parallel, then analyze and explain parallels the difference of existence.After, this study will discuss a few important concepts in this discourse. As ascend talk about, this study will adopt the language philology research method, which divide into Pāli and Chinese parallels to each same topic paragraph to compare mutually to, find out each parallel the difference of existence. Then the basis is above-mentioned result, analyze Pāli and Chinese parallels which one relatively approach the Buddha to say in person. After that, use argumentation analysis research method, explain to discuss are a few important concepts mentioned "sensual pleasures, material form, feeling" and "gratification, danger, release" and " the full understanding". This study finds: The part that contrasts in the language philology research method : 1) on the macrosociology, the each parallels of “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering” content related allied is big. 2) On the tiny view, it is slightly had the difference by different sectarian holds “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering”, Ekottarika-āgama(增一阿含) version difference to be biggest among them. 3) The Chinese parallels of “ discourse on objects of desire lead to dukkha”(所欲致患經) and the Pāli version content and row preface are almost consistent, equals the same one. The part that analyze in the language philology research method: 1) A few important concepts on “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering” speak of to widespreadly exist in the various sutra. 2) The concepts of "gratification, danger, release" and the three truths of "accumulating, suffering, extinction" have the same meaning but express the way different. 3) The concept of "the full understanding" by various"knowing" and get. Synthesize to induce, “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering” in far for a long time of horary of deliver with conversion, the contents that versions of southern Buddhism’s and Chinese Buddhism’s are almost consistent, can affirm them to proceed from the possibility that Buddha personally says through the text content the highest. The concepts are simple in the text, but widespreadly exist other various sutra. It is more likely to with this sutra and peep the whole Buddhism important concept. So say, to this sutra importance, don't need to explain and then can understand.
