Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation - 201
ācariyapācariyānaṁ bhāsamānānaṁ:
who are teachers and teachers’ teachers, when they said:
‘Kadāci karahaci Tathāgatā loke uppajjanti Arahanto Sammāsambuddhā.’ ti
‘Only occasionally, rarely, do Realised Ones, Worthy Ones, Perfect Sambuddhas arise in
the world.’
Ajjeva rattiyā pacchime yāme samaṇassa Gotamassa Parinibbānaṁ bhavissati.
Today, in the last watch of the night, will be the ascetic Gotama’s attainment of Final
Emancipation.
Atthi ca me ayaṁ kaṅkhādhammo uppanno,
There is a doubt that has arisen for me,
evaṁ pasanno ahaṁ samaṇe Gotame:
and I have confidence in the ascetic Gotama thus:
‘Pahoti me samaṇo Gotamo tathā Dhammaṁ desetuṁ
‘The ascetic Gotama is able to teach the Teaching
yathāhaṁ imaṁ kaṅkhādhammaṁ pajaheyyan.’”-ti
in such a way that I will be able to abandon that doubt.’”
Atha kho Subhaddo paribbājako yena Upavattanaṁ Mallānaṁ Sālavanaṁ,
Then the wanderer Subhadda approached the Mallas’ Sal Wood at Upavattana,
yen’ Āyasmā Ānando tenupasaṅkami,
and approached venerable Ānanda,
upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ Ānandaṁ etad-avoca:
and after approaching he said to venerable Ānanda:
“Sutaṁ metaṁ bho Ānanda paribbājakānaṁ vuḍḍhānaṁ mahallakānaṁ,
“I have heard this from old, elderly wanderers, dear Ānanda,
ācariyapācariyānaṁ bhāsamānānaṁ:
who are teachers and teachers’ teachers, when they said:
‘Kadāci karahaci Tathāgatā loke uppajjanti Arahanto Sammāsambuddhā.’ ti
‘Only occasionally, rarely, do Realised Ones, Worthy Ones, Perfect Sambuddhas arise in
the world.’
Ajjeva rattiyā pacchime yāme samaṇassa Gotamassa Parinibbānaṁ bhavissati.
Today, in the last watch of the night, will be the ascetic Gotama’s attainment of Final
Emancipation.