[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahaparinibbanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16) › 3.23 # Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.23 Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.23 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.1) Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṃ, ānanda, anekasataṃ brāhmaṇaparisaṃ …pe… > I recall having approached an assembly of hundreds of brahmins … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.2) gahapatiparisaṃ … > householders … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.3) samaṇaparisaṃ … > ascetics … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.4) cātumahārājikaparisaṃ … > the gods of the four great kings … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.5) tāvatiṃsaparisaṃ … > the gods of the thirty-three … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.6) māraparisaṃ … > Māras … > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.7) brahmaparisaṃ upasaṅkamitā. > divinities. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.8) Tatrapi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbā. > There too I used to sit with them, converse, and engage in discussion. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.9) Tattha yādisako tesaṃ vaṇṇo hoti, tādisako mayhaṃ vaṇṇo hoti. > And my appearance and voice became just like theirs. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.10) Yādisako tesaṃ saro hoti, tādisako mayhaṃ saro hoti. ### [3.23.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.11) 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 ### [3.23.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.12) Bhāsamānañca maṃ na jānanti: > But when I spoke they didn’t know: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.13) ‘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 ### [3.23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.14) Dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṃsetvā antaradhāyāmi. > And when my Dhamma talk was finished I vanished. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.15) Antarahitañca maṃ na jānanti: > But when I vanished they didn’t know: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [3.23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.16) ‘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 ### [3.23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23.17) Imā kho, ānanda, aṭṭha parisā. > These are the eight assemblies. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ## Translations (5) - [Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~ru-khantibalo.3.23.1) — Russian - [Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~de-sabbamitta.3.23.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-sujato.3.23.1) — English - [Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~sr-brankokovacevic.3.23.1) — sr - [The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-rhysdavids1881.3.23) — English ## Linked texts (1) - [Parisāsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.8.69.2.9) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.3.23) · Pramāṇa