Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.31

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.31

Language: Pāli

3.31.1

Ajjhattaṃ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni.

Not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally that are red, with red color and red appearance.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Seyyathāpi nāma bandhujīvakapupphaṃ lohitakaṃ lohitakavaṇṇaṃ lohitakanidassanaṃ lohitakanibhāsaṃ. Seyyathā vā pana taṃ vatthaṃ bārāṇaseyyakaṃ ubhatobhāgavimaṭṭhaṃ lohitakaṃ lohitakavaṇṇaṃ lohitakanidassanaṃ lohitakanibhāsaṃ.

They’re like a scarlet mallow flower that’s red, with red color and red appearance. Or a cloth from Varanasi that’s smoothed on both sides, red, with red color and red appearance.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.31.3

Evameva ajjhattaṃ arūpasaññī eko bahiddhā rūpāni passati lohitakāni lohitakavaṇṇāni lohitakanidassanāni lohitakanibhāsāni.

In the same way, not perceiving form internally, someone sees forms externally that are red, with red color and red appearance.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.31.4

‘Tāni abhibhuyya jānāmi passāmī’ti evaṃsaññī hoti.

Mastering them, they perceive: ‘I know and see.’
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.31.5

Idaṃ sattamaṃ abhibhāyatanaṃ.

This is the seventh dimension of mastery.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Translations (4)

Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане — Russian
Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha — German
Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju — sr
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment — English