Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 3.12
Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.12
- Language
- Pāli
3.12.1
Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,
Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha,
3.12.2
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi,
bowed, sat down to one side,
3.12.3
ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
and said to him,
3.12.4
“acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante.
“How incredible, sir, how amazing!
3.12.5
Mahā vatāyaṃ, bhante, bhūmicālo;
That was a really big earthquake!
3.12.6
sumahā vatāyaṃ, bhante, bhūmicālo bhiṃsanako salomahaṃso; devadundubhiyo ca phaliṃsu.
That was really a very big earthquake; awe-inspiring and hair-raising, and thunder cracked the sky!
3.12.7
Ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo mahato bhūmicālassa pātubhāvāyā”ti?
What’s the cause, what’s the reason for a great earthquake?”