Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 2.23
Mahāparinibbānasutta 2.23
- Language
- Pāli
2.23.1
Atha kho bhagavato vassūpagatassa kharo ābādho uppajji, bāḷhā vedanā vattanti māraṇantikā.
After the Buddha had commenced the rainy season residence, he fell severely ill, struck by dreadful pains, close to death.
2.23.2
Tā sudaṃ bhagavā sato sampajāno adhivāsesi avihaññamāno.
But he endured unbothered, with mindfulness and situational awareness.
2.23.3
Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi:
Then it occurred to the Buddha,
2.23.4
“na kho metaṃ patirūpaṃ, yvāhaṃ anāmantetvā upaṭṭhāke anapaloketvā bhikkhusaṅghaṃ parinibbāyeyyaṃ.
“It would not be appropriate for me to be fully extinguished before informing my supporters and taking leave of the mendicant Saṅgha.
2.23.5
Yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ ābādhaṃ vīriyena paṭipaṇāmetvā jīvitasaṅkhāraṃ adhiṭṭhāya vihareyyan”ti.
Why don’t I forcefully suppress this illness, stabilize the life force, and live on?”
Translations (5)
- Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане — Russian
- Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha — German
- Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju — sr
- The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment — English
- The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Gilānasutta — Pāli