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Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.20

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.20

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Pāli

3.20.1

Puna caparaṃ, ānanda, yadā tathāgato anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyati, tadāyaṃ pathavī kampati saṅkampati sampakampati sampavedhati.

Furthermore, when the Realized One becomes fully extinguished in the element of extinguishment with no residue, the earth shakes and rocks and trembles.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.20.2

Ayaṃ aṭṭhamo hetu aṭṭhamo paccayo mahato bhūmicālassa pātubhāvāya.

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

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.20.3

Ime kho, ānanda, aṭṭha hetū, aṭṭha paccayā mahato bhūmicālassa pātubhāvāya.

These are the eight causes and reasons for a great earthquake.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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