Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 4.28
Mahāparinibbānasutta 4.28
- Language
- Pāli
4.28.1
“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, pukkusa,
“What do you think, Pukkusa?
4.28.2
katamaṃ nu kho dukkarataraṃ vā durabhisambhavataraṃ vā—
Which is harder and more challenging to do while conscious and awake:
4.28.3
yo vā saññī samāno jāgaro pañcamattāni sakaṭasatāni nissāya nissāya atikkantāni neva passeyya, na pana saddaṃ suṇeyya;
to neither see nor hear a sound as five hundred carts pass by right next to you?
4.28.4
yo vā saññī samāno jāgaro deve vassante deve gaḷagaḷāyante vijjullatāsu niccharantīsu asaniyā phalantiyā neva passeyya, na pana saddaṃ suṇeyyā”ti?
Or to neither see nor hear a sound as the heavens are raining and pouring, lightning’s flashing, and thunder’s cracking?”
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