[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahaparinibbanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16) › 1.28 # Mahaparinibbanasutta 1.28 Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.28 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.1) “Seyyathāpi, ānanda, devehi tāvatiṃsehi saddhiṃ mantetvā; > “It’s as if they were building the citadel in consultation with the gods of the thirty-three. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [1.28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.2) evameva kho, ānanda, sunidhavassakārā magadhamahāmattā pāṭaligāme nagaraṃ māpenti vajjīnaṃ paṭibāhāya. ### [1.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.3) Idhāhaṃ, ānanda, addasaṃ dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena sambahulā devatāyo sahasseva pāṭaligāme vatthūni pariggaṇhantiyo. > With clairvoyance that is purified and superhuman, I saw those deities taking possession of building sites. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [1.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.4) Yasmiṃ, ānanda, 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 ### [1.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.5) 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 ### [1.28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.6) 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 ### [1.28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.7) Yāvatā, ānanda, ariyaṃ āyatanaṃ yāvatā vaṇippatho idaṃ agganagaraṃ bhavissati pāṭaliputtaṃ puṭabhedanaṃ. > As far as the civilized region extends, as far as the trading zone extends, this will be the chief city: the Pāṭaliputta trade center. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [1.28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.8) Pāṭaliputtassa kho, ānanda, tayo antarāyā bhavissanti— > But Pāṭaliputta will face three threats: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [1.28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28.9) aggito vā udakato vā mithubhedā vā”ti. > from fire, flood, and dissension.” > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ## Translations (5) - [Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~ru-khantibalo.1.28.1) — Russian - [Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~sr-brankokovacevic.1.28.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~de-sabbamitta.1.28.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-sujato.1.28.1) — English - [The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-rhysdavids1881.1.28) — English ## Linked texts (2) - [Mahāvagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.khandhaka.mahavagga.6.28.8.5) — Pāli - [Kathāvatthu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.kathavatthu.5.8.5.5) — Moggaliputta Tissa, Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.1.28) · Pramāṇa