Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 5.20: 33. Mallānaṃvandanā
Mahāparinibbānasutta 5.20
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- Pāli
33. Mallānaṃvandanā
5.20.1
Tena kho pana samayena kosinārakā mallā sandhāgāre sannipatitā honti kenacideva karaṇīyena.
Now at that time the Mallas of Kusinārā were sitting together at the town hall on some business.
5.20.2
Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ sandhāgāraṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ ārocesi:
Ānanda went up to them, and announced:
5.20.3
“ajja kho, vāseṭṭhā, rattiyā pacchime yāme tathāgatassa parinibbānaṃ bhavissati.
“This very day, Vāseṭṭhas, in the last watch of the night, the Realized One will be fully extinguished.
5.20.4
Abhikkamatha, vāseṭṭhā, abhikkamatha, vāseṭṭhā.
Come forth, Vāseṭṭhas! Come forth, Vāseṭṭhas!
5.20.5
Mā pacchā vippaṭisārino ahuvattha:
Don’t regret it later, thinking:
5.20.6
‘amhākañca no gāmakkhette tathāgatassa parinibbānaṃ ahosi, na mayaṃ labhimhā pacchime kāle tathāgataṃ dassanāyā’”ti.
‘The Realized One became fully extinguished in our own village district, but we didn’t get a chance to see him in his final hour.’”
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 (2)
- Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English
- Tribes in Ancient India — Law 1943, English