[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahaparinibbanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16) › 4.9 # Mahaparinibbanasutta 4.9 Mahāparinibbānasutta 4.9 - **Language:** Pāli ### [4.9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.1) Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ vadeyya: > Take another mendicant who says: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.2) ‘amukasmiṃ nāma āvāse saṅgho viharati sathero sapāmokkho. > ‘In such-and-such monastery lives a Saṅgha with seniors and leaders. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.3) Tassa me saṅghassa sammukhā sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ, > I’ve heard and learned this in the presence of that Saṅgha: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.4) ayaṃ dhammo ayaṃ vinayo idaṃ satthusāsanan’ti. > this is the teaching, this is the training, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’ > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.5) Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhāsitaṃ neva abhinanditabbaṃ nappaṭikkositabbaṃ. > You should neither approve nor reject that mendicant’s statement. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.6) Anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā tāni padabyañjanāni sādhukaṃ uggahetvā sutte osāretabbāni, vinaye sandassetabbāni. > Instead, having carefully memorized those words and phrases, you should make sure they fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.7) Tāni ce sutte osāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni na ceva sutte osaranti, na ca vinaye sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: > If they do not fit in the discourse and are not exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.8) ‘addhā idaṃ na ceva tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ; > ‘Clearly this is not the word of the Buddha. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.9) tassa ca saṅghassa duggahitan’ti. > It has been incorrectly memorized by that Saṅgha.’ > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.10) Itihetaṃ, bhikkhave, chaḍḍeyyātha. > And so you should discard it. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.11) Tāni ce sutte osāriyamānāni vinaye sandassiyamānāni sutte ceva osaranti, vinaye ca sandissanti, niṭṭhamettha gantabbaṃ: > If they do fit in the discourse and are exhibited in the training, you should draw the conclusion: > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.12) ‘addhā idaṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ; > ‘Clearly this is the word of the Buddha. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.13) tassa ca saṅghassa suggahitan’ti. > It has been correctly memorized by that Saṅgha.’ > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [4.9.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9.14) Idaṃ, bhikkhave, dutiyaṃ mahāpadesaṃ dhāreyyātha. > You should remember it. This is the second great reference. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ## Translations (5) - [Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~ru-khantibalo.4.9.1) — Russian - [Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~de-sabbamitta.4.9.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-sujato.4.9.1) — English - [Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~sr-brankokovacevic.4.9.1) — sr - [The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-rhysdavids1881.4.9) — English ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahāpadesasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara.4.180.4.3) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.4.9) · Pramāṇa