Originally Posted by Gem
I think legend has it that Gotama made two different sermons, a longer one and a shorter one, and these are recorded in two different suttas.
They are both the same Gem except for the txt's at the end of the Maha- ( longer ) regarding the Four Noble Truths.
You are right that there are two different Suttas and I wonder if they come from different times that Buddha was teaching to the masses and he felt some needed extra help understanding the Four Noble Truths hence the extras on the Maha-
