Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
The sixteenth sutta of the Digha Nikaya. It contains a more or less detailed account of the last year of the Buddhas life. It also contains, besides other matter,
a prophecy of the greatness of Pataliputta and the contemplated attack on the Vajjians by Ajatasattu, details of the seven conditions of welfare of the Order, the lineage of faith (ariyavamsa), eight causes of earthquake, the last meal of the Buddha, the four places of pilgrimage, the four great authorities (mahapadesa), the obsequies of a king, the erection of cetiyas, the previous history of Kusinara, the Buddhas death and cremation, the distribution of the Relics by Dona, and the erection of the Thupas over the Relics. D.ii.72ff.Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Partial matches (+0): Mahaparinibbana, Sutta.
Full-text (+5): Atuma, You xing jing, Mahaka Sutta, Kakapeya, Abbhuta Dhamma, Apannaka Vagga, Parinirvana, Mahaparinirvana, Mahapadesa Sutta, Kushinagari, Putkasa, Arada Kalama, Alara Kalama, Papa, Jie ding hui, Yu she, Ayodhya, Kusinara, Kushinagara, Zhu yuan.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Mahāparinibbāna-sutta; (plurals include: Mahaparinibbana Suttas, suttas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - Ten Sounds < [Chapter 1-3 - Anudīpanī on words and phrases]
Part 4 - The Birth of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]
Part 2 - The Story of Viṭaṭūbha (son of King Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā) < [Chapter 38 - Buddha’s Brahmin Parents in His Previous Existence]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
(b) Maha Vagga Pali < [Chapter IV - Suttanta Pitaka]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of Pāṭaligāma < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
Introduction to Mahāparinibbāna-sutta < [Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment]
Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment < [Mahā-vagga: The Great Chapter]
15. Surrendering the Life Force < [Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment]
The Origin Of Buddhist Art In India < [March-April, 1930]