Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 4.26: 25. Pukkusamallaputtavatthu

Mahāparinibbānasutta 4.26

Language: Pāli

25. Pukkusamallaputtavatthu

4.26.1

Tena kho pana samayena pukkuso mallaputto āḷārassa kālāmassa sāvako kusinārāya pāvaṃ addhānamaggappaṭipanno hoti.

Now at that time Pukkusa the Mallian, a disciple of Āḷāra Kālāma, was traveling along the road from Kusinārā to Pāvā.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

4.26.2

Addasā kho pukkuso mallaputto bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ.

He saw the Buddha sitting at the root of a certain tree.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

4.26.3

Disvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho pukkuso mallaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

He went up to him, bowed, sat down to one side, and said,
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

4.26.4

“acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante, santena vata, bhante, pabbajitā vihārena viharanti.

“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing! Those who have gone forth remain in such peaceful meditations.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

Translations (5)

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
The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta) — English

Commentaries (1)

Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Discussed in (4)

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English
Tribes in Ancient India — Law 1943, English
The History of Buddhist Thought — Thomas 1933, English
Pāli Literature and Language — Geiger 1916, English