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Mahaparinibbanasutta 1.26: 7. Pāṭaliputtanagaramāpana

Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.26

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Pāli

7. Pāṭaliputtanagaramāpana

1.26.1

Tena kho pana samayena sunidhavassakārā magadhamahāmattā pāṭaligāme nagaraṃ māpenti vajjīnaṃ paṭibāhāya.

Now at that time the Magadhan chief ministers Sunidha and Vassakāra were building a citadel at Pāṭali Village to keep the Vajjis out.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.26.2

Tena samayena sambahulā devatāyo sahasseva pāṭaligāme vatthūni pariggaṇhanti.

At that time thousands of deities were taking possession of building sites in Pāṭali Village.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.26.3

Yasmiṃ padese mahesakkhā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, mahesakkhānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Illustrious rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by illustrious deities.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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