Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 6.17
Mahāparinibbānasutta 6.17
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- Pāli
6.17.1
Atha kho kosinārakā mallā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etadavocuṃ:
Then the Mallas said to Ānanda,
6.17.2
“kathaṃ mayaṃ, bhante ānanda, tathāgatassa sarīre paṭipajjāmā”ti?
“Honorable Ānanda, how do we proceed when it comes to the Realized One’s corpse?”
6.17.3
“Yathā kho, vāseṭṭhā, rañño cakkavattissa sarīre paṭipajjanti, evaṃ tathāgatassa sarīre paṭipajjitabban”ti.
“Proceed in the same way as they do for the corpse of a wheel-turning monarch.”
6.17.4
“Kathaṃ pana, bhante ānanda, rañño cakkavattissa sarīre paṭipajjantī”ti?
“But how do they proceed with a wheel-turning monarch’s corpse?”
6.17.5
“Rañño, vāseṭṭhā, cakkavattissa sarīraṃ ahatena vatthena veṭhenti, ahatena vatthena veṭhetvā vihatena kappāsena veṭhenti, vihatena kappāsena veṭhetvā ahatena vatthena veṭhenti.
“They wrap a wheel-turning monarch’s corpse with unworn cloth, then with uncarded cotton, then again with unworn cloth.
6.17.6
Etena upāyena pañcahi yugasatehi rañño cakkavattissa sarīraṃ veṭhetvā āyasāya teladoṇiyā pakkhipitvā aññissā āyasāya doṇiyā paṭikujjitvā sabbagandhānaṃ citakaṃ karitvā rañño cakkavattissa sarīraṃ jhāpenti.
In this way they wrap the corpse with five hundred double-layers. Then they place it in an iron casket filled with oil and close it up with another casket. Then, having built a funeral pyre out of all kinds of aromatics, they cremate the corpse.
6.17.7
Cātumahāpathe rañño cakkavattissa thūpaṃ karonti.
They build a monument for the wheel-turning monarch at the crossroads.
6.17.8
Evaṃ kho, vāseṭṭhā, rañño cakkavattissa sarīre paṭipajjanti.
That’s how they proceed with a wheel-turning monarch’s corpse.
6.17.9
Yathā kho, vāseṭṭhā, rañño cakkavattissa sarīre paṭipajjanti, evaṃ tathāgatassa sarīre paṭipajjitabbaṃ.
Proceed in the same way with the Realized One’s corpse.
6.17.10
Cātumahāpathe tathāgatassa thūpo kātabbo.
A monument for the Realized One is to be built at the crossroads.
6.17.11
Tattha ye mālaṃ vā gandhaṃ vā cuṇṇakaṃ vā āropessanti vā abhivādessanti vā cittaṃ vā pasādessanti, tesaṃ taṃ bhavissati dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā”ti.
When someone there lifts up garlands or fragrance or powder, or bows, or inspires confidence in their heart, that will be for their lasting welfare and happiness.”