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Mahaparinibbanasutta 5.27

Mahāparinibbānasutta 5.27

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Pāli

5.27.1

“Yasmiṃ kho, subhadda, dhammavinaye ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo na upalabbhati, samaṇopi tattha na upalabbhati. Dutiyopi tattha samaṇo na upalabbhati. Tatiyopi tattha samaṇo na upalabbhati. Catutthopi tattha samaṇo na upalabbhati.

“Subhadda, in whatever teaching and training the noble eightfold path is not found, there is no ascetic found, no second ascetic, no third ascetic, and no fourth ascetic.

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5.27.2

Yasmiñca kho, subhadda, dhammavinaye ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo upalabbhati, samaṇopi tattha upalabbhati, dutiyopi tattha samaṇo upalabbhati, tatiyopi tattha samaṇo upalabbhati, catutthopi tattha samaṇo upalabbhati.

In whatever teaching and training the noble eightfold path is found, there is an ascetic found, a second ascetic, a third ascetic, and a fourth ascetic.

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5.27.3

Imasmiṃ kho, subhadda, dhammavinaye ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo upalabbhati, idheva, subhadda, samaṇo, idha dutiyo samaṇo, idha tatiyo samaṇo, idha catuttho samaṇo, suññā parappavādā samaṇebhi aññehi.

In this teaching and training the noble eightfold path is found. Only here is there an ascetic, here a second ascetic, here a third ascetic, and here a fourth ascetic. Other sects are empty of ascetics.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

5.27.4

Ime ca, subhadda, bhikkhū sammā vihareyyuṃ, asuñño loko arahantehi assāti.

Were these mendicants to practice well, the world would not be empty of perfected ones.

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5.27.5

Ekūnatiṃso vayasā subhadda,

I was twenty-nine years of age, Subhadda,

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5.27.6

Yaṃ pabbajiṃ kiṅkusalānuesī;

when I went forth to discover what is skillful.

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5.27.7

Vassāni paññāsa samādhikāni,

It’s been over fifty years

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5.27.8

Yato ahaṃ pabbajito subhadda;

since I went forth.

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5.27.9

Ñāyassa dhammassa padesavattī,

Teacher of the references
for the systematic teaching:

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5.27.10

Ito bahiddhā samaṇopi natthi.

outside of here there is no ascetic,

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5.27.11

Dutiyopi samaṇo natthi.

no second ascetic,

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5.27.12

Tatiyopi samaṇo natthi.

no third ascetic,

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5.27.13

Catutthopi samaṇo natthi.

and no fourth ascetic.

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5.27.14

Suññā parappavādā samaṇebhi aññehi.

Other sects are empty of ascetics.

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5.27.15

Ime ca, subhadda, bhikkhū sammā vihareyyuṃ, asuñño loko arahantehi assā”ti.

Were these mendicants to practice well, the world would not be empty of perfected ones.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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