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Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 2.16

Mahāparinibbānasutta 2.16

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Pāli

2.16.1

Atha kho ambapālī gaṇikā daharānaṃ daharānaṃ licchavīnaṃ akkhena akkhaṃ cakkena cakkaṃ yugena yugaṃ paṭivaṭṭesi.

Then Ambapālī the courtesan collided with those Licchavi youths, axle to axle, wheel to wheel, yoke to yoke.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.2

Atha kho te licchavī ambapāliṃ gaṇikaṃ etadavocuṃ:

The Licchavis said to her,

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.3

“kiṃ, je ambapāli, daharānaṃ daharānaṃ licchavīnaṃ akkhena akkhaṃ cakkena cakkaṃ yugena yugaṃ paṭivaṭṭesī”ti?

“What, you wench Ambapālī, are you doing colliding with us axle to axle, wheel to wheel, yoke to yoke?”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.4

“Tathā hi pana me, ayyaputtā, bhagavā nimantito svātanāya bhattaṃ saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.

“Well, masters, it’s because I’ve invited the Buddha for tomorrow’s meal together with the mendicant Saṅgha.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.5

“Dehi, je ambapāli, etaṃ bhattaṃ satasahassenā”ti.

“Wench, give us that meal for a hundred thousand!”

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2.16.6

“Sacepi me, ayyaputtā, vesāliṃ sāhāraṃ dassatha, evamahaṃ taṃ bhattaṃ na dassāmī”ti.

“Masters, even if you were to give me Vesālī with her provinces, I still wouldn’t give that meal to you.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.7

Atha kho te licchavī aṅguliṃ phoṭesuṃ:

Then the Licchavis snapped their fingers, saying,

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2.16.8

“jitamha vata bho ambakāya, jitamha vata bho ambakāyā”ti.

“We’ve been beaten by the aunty! We’ve been beaten by the aunty!”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

2.16.9

Atha kho te licchavī yena ambapālivanaṃ tena pāyiṃsu.

Then they continued on to Ambapālī’s Mango Grove.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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