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Mahaparinibbanasutta 3.38: 20. Ānandayācanakathā

Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.38

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Pāli

20. Ānandayācanakathā

3.38.1

Evaṃ vutte, āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

When he said this, Venerable Ānanda said to the Buddha,

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.38.2

“tiṭṭhatu, bhante, bhagavā kappaṃ, tiṭṭhatu sugato kappaṃ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānan”ti.

“Sir, may the Blessed One please remain for the proper lifespan! May the Holy One please remain for the proper lifespan! That would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.38.3

“Alaṃ dāni, ānanda.

“Enough now, Ānanda.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

3.38.4

Mā tathāgataṃ yāci, akālo dāni, ānanda, tathāgataṃ yācanāyā”ti.

Do not beg the Realized One. Now is not the time to beg the Realized One.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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