Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 6.18

Mahāparinibbānasutta 6.18

Language: Pāli

6.18.1

Atha kho kosinārakā mallā purise āṇāpesuṃ:

Then the Mallas ordered their men,
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.18.2

“tena hi, bhaṇe, mallānaṃ vihataṃ kappāsaṃ sannipātethā”ti.

“So then, lads, collect uncarded cotton.”
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.18.3

Atha kho kosinārakā mallā bhagavato sarīraṃ ahatena vatthena veṭhetvā vihatena kappāsena veṭhesuṃ, vihatena kappāsena veṭhetvā ahatena vatthena veṭhesuṃ.

So the Mallas wrapped the Buddha’s corpse,
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.18.4

Etena upāyena pañcahi yugasatehi bhagavato sarīraṃ veṭhetvā āyasāya teladoṇiyā pakkhipitvā aññissā āyasāya doṇiyā paṭikujjitvā sabbagandhānaṃ citakaṃ karitvā bhagavato sarīraṃ citakaṃ āropesuṃ.

and placed it in an iron casket filled with oil. Then, having built a funeral pyre out of all kinds of aromatics, they lifted the corpse on to the pyre.
The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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

Discussed in (3)

The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies — Potter 1970, English
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English
Pāli Literature and Language — Geiger 1916, English