Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 4.37
Mahāparinibbānasutta 4.37
- Language
- Pāli
4.37.1
Atha kho āyasmā ānando acirapakkante pukkuse mallaputte taṃ siṅgīvaṇṇaṃ yugamaṭṭhaṃ dhāraṇīyaṃ bhagavato kāyaṃ upanāmesi.
Then, not long after Pukkusa had left, Ānanda placed the pair of garments the color of mountain gold by the Buddha’s body.
4.37.2
Taṃ bhagavato kāyaṃ upanāmitaṃ hataccikaṃ viya khāyati.
But when placed by the Buddha’s body they seemed to lose their sheen.
4.37.3
Atha kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
Then Ānanda said to the Buddha,
4.37.4
“acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante, yāva parisuddho, bhante, tathāgatassa chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto.
“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing, how pure and bright is the color of the Realized One’s skin.
4.37.5
Idaṃ, bhante, siṅgīvaṇṇaṃ yugamaṭṭhaṃ dhāraṇīyaṃ bhagavato kāyaṃ upanāmitaṃ hataccikaṃ viya khāyatī”ti.
When this pair of ready to wear garments the color of mountain gold is placed by the Buddha’s body they seem to lose their sheen.”
4.37.6
“Evametaṃ, ānanda, evametaṃ, ānanda, dvīsu kālesu ativiya tathāgatassa kāyo parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto.
“That’s so true, Ānanda, that’s so true! There are two times when the color of the Realized One’s skin becomes extra pure and bright.
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
Linked texts (1)
- Mahāvagga — Pāli
Discussed in (3)
- Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English
- Historical Geography of Ancient India — Law 1954, English
- Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon — Keith 1923, English