Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 1.33
Mahāparinibbānasutta 1.33
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- Pāli
1.33.1
Tena kho pana samayena gaṅgā nadī pūrā hoti samatittikā kākapeyyā.
Now at that time the Ganges was full to the brim so a crow could drink from it.
1.33.2
Appekacce manussā nāvaṃ pariyesanti, appekacce uḷumpaṃ pariyesanti, appekacce kullaṃ bandhanti apārā, pāraṃ gantukāmā.
Wanting to cross from the near to the far shore, some people were seeking a boat, some a dinghy, while some were tying up a raft.
1.33.3
Atha kho bhagavā—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva—gaṅgāya nadiyā orimatīre antarahito pārimatīre paccuṭṭhāsi saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṅghena.
But, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, the Buddha, together with the mendicant Saṅgha, vanished from the near shore and landed on the far shore.