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Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 6.26

Mahāparinibbānasutta 6.26

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Pāli

6.26.1

Assosuṃ kho pippalivaniyā moriyā:

The Moriyas of Pippalivana heard

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.2

“bhagavā kira kusinārāyaṃ parinibbuto”ti.

that the Buddha had become fully quenched at Kusinārā.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.3

Atha kho pippalivaniyā moriyā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ dūtaṃ pāhesuṃ:

They sent an envoy to the Mallas of Kusinārā:

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.4

“bhagavāpi khattiyo mayampi khattiyā, mayampi arahāma bhagavato sarīrānaṃ bhāgaṃ, mayampi bhagavato sarīrānaṃ thūpañca mahañca karissāmā”ti.

“The Buddha was an aristocrat, and so are we. We too deserve a share of the Buddha’s relics. We will build a monument for them and conduct a memorial service.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.5

“Natthi bhagavato sarīrānaṃ bhāgo, vibhattāni bhagavato sarīrāni.

“There is no portion of the Buddha’s relics left, they have already been portioned out.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.6

Ito aṅgāraṃ harathā”ti.

Here, take the embers.”

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

6.26.7

Te tato aṅgāraṃ hariṃsu.

So they took the embers.

The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment

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