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Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.16

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.16

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Pāli

3.16.1

Puna caparaṃ, ānanda, yadā bodhisatto sato sampajāno mātukucchismā nikkhamati, tadāyaṃ pathavī kampati saṅkampati sampakampati sampavedhati.

Furthermore, when the being intent on awakening comes out of his mother’s womb mindful and aware, the earth shakes and rocks and trembles.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.16.2

Ayaṃ catuttho hetu catuttho paccayo mahato bhūmicālassa pātubhāvāya.

This is the fourth cause and reason for a great earthquake.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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