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Mahaparinibbanasutta 1.27

Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.27

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Pāli

1.27.1

Yasmiṃ padese majjhimā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, majjhimānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Middling rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by middling deities.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.27.2

Yasmiṃ padese nīcā devatā vatthūni pariggaṇhanti, nīcānaṃ tattha raññaṃ rājamahāmattānaṃ cittāni namanti nivesanāni māpetuṃ.

Lesser rulers or royal ministers inclined to build houses at sites possessed by lesser deities.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.27.3

Addasā kho bhagavā dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena tā devatāyo sahasseva pāṭaligāme vatthūni pariggaṇhantiyo.

With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, the Buddha saw those deities taking possession of building sites in Pāṭali Village.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.27.4

Atha kho bhagavā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi:

The Buddha rose at the crack of dawn and addressed Ānanda,

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.27.5

“Ke nu kho, ānanda, pāṭaligāme nagaraṃ māpentī”ti?

“Ānanda, who is building a citadel at Pāṭali Village?”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

1.27.6

“Sunidhavassakārā, bhante, magadhamahāmattā pāṭaligāme nagaraṃ māpenti vajjīnaṃ paṭibāhāyā”ti.

“Sir, the Magadhan ministers Sunidha and Vassakāra are building a citadel to keep the Vajjis out.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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