- The
Mahāparinibbāna Sutta is
Sutta 16 in the Dīgha Nikāya, a
scripture belonging to the
Sutta Piṭaka of Theravāda Buddhism. It
concerns the end of Gautama...
- wide
range of
Buddhist canonical literature. In
addition to the Pāli
Mahāparinibbāna sutta (DN 16) and its
Sanskrit parallels, the
topic is
treated in the...
- this
world was
approaching an end. At that time,
according to the
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta (Sutta 16 of the Dīgha Nikāya), he and some of his disciples...
-
historical data from
close to the Buddha's lifetime,
including the
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta which contains a
detailed account of the Buddha's
final days...
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According to the
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta (Sutta 16 of the Dīgha Nikāya),
after attaining parinirvana, the body of
Buddha was
cremated and the
ashes divided...
-
significance of
Lumbini as a
place of
pilgrimage (Dīghanikāya, 16;
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta):
There are, O monks, four
places on
earth which a believing...
- that the city was
named after the plant. Indeed,
according to the
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta (Sutta 16 of the Dīgha Nikāya), Pāṭaliputta was the
place "where...
- masters.
Relics of the
Buddha after cremation are
termed dhātu in the
Mahaparinibbana Sutta. Śarīra are held to
emanate or
incite 'blessings' and 'grace'...
- most
commonly referenced suttas from the
Digha Nikaya include the
Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta (DN 16),
which describes the
final days and p****ing of the Buddha...
-
where the four
truths appear in the Vinaya-pitaka is also
found in the
Mahaparinibbana-sutta (D II 90–91). Here, the
Buddha explains that it is by not understanding...
