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Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.21: 17. Aṭṭhaparisā

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.21

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Pāli

17. Aṭṭhaparisā

3.21.1

Aṭṭha kho imā, ānanda, parisā.

There are, Ānanda, these eight assemblies.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.21.2

Katamā aṭṭha?

What eight?

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.21.3

Khattiyaparisā, brāhmaṇaparisā, gahapatiparisā, samaṇaparisā, cātumahārājikaparisā, tāvatiṃsaparisā, māraparisā, brahmaparisā.

The assemblies of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, and ascetics. An assembly of the gods of the four great kings. An assembly of the gods of the thirty-three. An assembly of Māras. An assembly of divinities.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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