The Study of an analytical interpretation of the Buddha’s midnight preaching: Special reference to pāli canonical literature

The Dhamma that Lord Buddha had preached to the people of that time for 45 years, was later compiled in the form of three Pitakas, called Vinaya, Suttanta, and AbhiDhammapitaka. Among them, the Vinayapitaka is the name given to a collection of the various Sikkhāpada, or precepts contained, beginning with the Pārājikasand ending with the seventy-five SekkhiyaDhamma. These precepts are solemnly read twice a month in every monastery. It contains two kinds of collections of precepts for monks and nuns, and of classification (Vibhanga), twenty-two divisions (Khandhaka), and sixteen acts of surrounding (Parivāra) contained. The second pitaka is Suttantapitaka and the third one is known as AbhiDhammapitaka. Buddha’s inner life was one of meditation and the experience of Nibbnasukha, while his outer life was one of selfless service for the moral upliftment of the world. He enlightened, and He did His best to enlighten others and release them from the miseries of life.After attaining enlightenment, Tathagata gave discourses on many occasions. He has given some discourses during the day, some in the afternoon, some in the evening and some at night. This paper mainly studies the analytical interpretation of the Suttas given by Lord Buddha at the time of midnight.