[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 2.108 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 2.108 長阿含經 2.108 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.108) 其間未久，時，魔波旬來白佛：「佛意無欲，可般涅槃，今正是時，宜速滅度。」 > It wasn’t long before Māra the Wicked One came to the Buddha and said, “The Buddha’s heart desires nothing. He can parinirvāṇa. Now would be a good time. He ought to be extinguished soon.” > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 2.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.107) - [Next: 2.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.109) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.2.p161) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.2.108) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.108) · Pramāṇa