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Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 6.12

Mahāparinibbānasutta 6.12

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Pāli

6.12.1

Atha kho āyasmā anuruddho āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi:

Then Anuruddha said to Ānanda,

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6.12.2

“gacchāvuso ānanda, kusināraṃ pavisitvā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ ārocehi:

“Go, Ānanda, into Kusinārā and inform the Mallas:

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6.12.3

‘parinibbuto, vāseṭṭhā, bhagavā,

‘Vāseṭṭhas, the Buddha has become fully quenched.

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6.12.4

yassadāni kālaṃ maññathā’”ti.

Please come at your convenience.’”

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6.12.5

“Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā ānando āyasmato anuruddhassa paṭissutvā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya attadutiyo kusināraṃ pāvisi.

“Yes, sir,” replied Ānanda. Then, in the morning, he robed up and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Kusinārā with a companion.

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6.12.6

Tena kho pana samayena kosinārakā mallā sandhāgāre sannipatitā honti teneva karaṇīyena.

Now at that time the Mallas of Kusinārā were sitting together at the town hall still on the same business.

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6.12.7

Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ sandhāgāraṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ ārocesi:

Ānanda went up to them, and announced,

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6.12.8

“parinibbuto, vāseṭṭhā, bhagavā,

“Vāseṭṭhas, the Buddha has become fully quenched.

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6.12.9

yassadāni kālaṃ maññathā”ti.

Please come at your convenience.”

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6.12.10

Idamāyasmato ānandassa vacanaṃ sutvā mallā ca mallaputtā ca mallasuṇisā ca mallapajāpatiyo ca aghāvino dummanā cetodukkhasamappitā appekacce kese pakiriya kandanti, bāhā paggayha kandanti, chinnapātaṃ papatanti, āvaṭṭanti, vivaṭṭanti:

When they heard what Ānanda had to say, the Mallas, their sons, daughters-in-law, and wives became distraught, saddened, and grief-stricken. And some, with hair disheveled and arms raised, falling down like their feet were chopped off, rolling back and forth, lamented,

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6.12.11

“atikhippaṃ bhagavā parinibbuto, atikhippaṃ sugato parinibbuto, atikhippaṃ cakkhuṃ loke antarahito”ti.

“Too soon the Blessed One has become fully quenched! Too soon the Holy One has become fully quenched! Too soon the Eye of the World has vanished!”

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