This article first examines the textual structure of the Maudgalyāyana Saṃyukta (目犍連相應 Muqianlian xiangying) of the Chinese Saṃyuktāgama (Taishō vol. 2, no. 99) in conjunction with its Pāli parallel. Then it compares the main teachings contained in the two versions. It reveals similarities but also differences in both structure and content.
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Introduction 67 Textual structure 68 Disagreements on some contents contained in the two versions 71 (1) Guidance by means of supernormal power (SA 501–2 = S 40.1–9) 72 (2) Instruction regarding ‘devoted to effort’ by means of divine sight and divine hearing (SA 503 = S 21.3) 74 (3) Devas, the Refuges, and the precepts (SA 507 = S 40.10) 75 (4) Various karmic causes of the suffering of tormented ghosts (SA 508–534 = S 19.1–21) 77 Conclusion 81 Acknowledgements 82
