Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.22

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.22

Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṃ, ānanda, anekasataṃ khattiyaparisaṃ upasaṅkamitā.

I recall having approached an assembly of hundreds of aristocrats.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Tatrapi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbā.

There I used to sit with them, converse, and engage in discussion.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Tattha yādisako tesaṃ vaṇṇo hoti, tādisako mayhaṃ vaṇṇo hoti. Yādisako tesaṃ saro hoti, tādisako mayhaṃ saro hoti.

And my appearance and voice became just like theirs.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Dhammiyā kathāya sandassemi samādapemi samuttejemi sampahaṃsemi.

I educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired them with a Dhamma talk.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Bhāsamānañca maṃ na jānanti:

But when I spoke they didn’t know:
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

‘ko nu kho ayaṃ bhāsati devo vā manusso vā’ti?

‘Who is this that speaks? Is it a god or a human?’
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṃsetvā antaradhāyāmi.

And when my Dhamma talk was finished I vanished.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Antarahitañca maṃ na jānanti:

But when I vanished they didn’t know:
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

‘ko nu kho ayaṃ antarahito devo vā manusso vā’ti?

‘Who was that who vanished? Was it a god or a human?’
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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