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Mahaparinibbanasutta 4.42

Mahāparinibbānasutta 4.42

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Pāli

4.42.1

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi:

Then the Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda:

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4.42.2

“siyā kho panānanda, cundassa kammāraputtassa koci vippaṭisāraṃ uppādeyya:

“Now it may happen, Ānanda, that someone may give rise to regret in Cunda the smith:

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4.42.3

‘tassa te, āvuso cunda, alābhā tassa te dulladdhaṃ, yassa te tathāgato pacchimaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjitvā parinibbuto’ti.

‘It’s your loss, respected Cunda, it’s your misfortune, in that the Realized One was fully quenched after eating his last almsmeal from you.’

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4.42.4

Cundassa, ānanda, kammāraputtassa evaṃ vippaṭisāro paṭivinetabbo:

You should dispel remorse in Cunda the smith like this:

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4.42.5

‘tassa te, āvuso cunda, lābhā tassa te suladdhaṃ,

‘You’re fortunate, respected Cunda, you’re so very fortunate,

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4.42.6

yassa te tathāgato pacchimaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjitvā parinibbuto.

in that the Realized One was fully quenched after eating his last almsmeal from you.

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4.42.7

Sammukhā metaṃ, āvuso cunda, bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ:

I have heard and learned this in the presence of the Buddha.

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4.42.8

dveme piṇḍapātā samasamaphalā samavipākā, ativiya aññehi piṇḍapātehi mahapphalatarā ca mahānisaṃsatarā ca.

There are two almsmeal offerings that have identical fruit and result, and are more fruitful and beneficial than other almsmeal offerings.

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4.42.9

Katame dve?

What two?

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4.42.10

Yañca piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjitvā tathāgato anuttaraṃ sammāsambodhiṃ abhisambujjhati, yañca piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjitvā tathāgato anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyati.

The almsmeal after eating which a Realized One awakens to the supreme perfect awakening; and the almsmeal after eating which he becomes fully extinguished in the element of extinguishment with no residue.

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4.42.11

Ime dve piṇḍapātā samasamaphalā samavipākā, ativiya aññehi piṇḍapātehi mahapphalatarā ca mahānisaṃsatarā ca.

These two almsmeal offerings have identical fruit and result, and are more fruitful and beneficial than other almsmeal offerings.

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4.42.12

Āyusaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitaṃ, vaṇṇasaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitaṃ, sukhasaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitaṃ, yasasaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitaṃ, saggasaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitaṃ, ādhipateyyasaṃvattanikaṃ āyasmatā cundena kammāraputtena kammaṃ upacitan’ti.

You’ve accumulated a deed that leads to long life, beauty, happiness, fame, heaven, and sovereignty.’

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4.42.13

Cundassa, ānanda, kammāraputtassa evaṃ vippaṭisāro paṭivinetabbo”ti.

That’s how you should dispel remorse in Cunda the smith.”

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