Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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[Chaṭṭhabhāṇavāraṁ]
[The Sixth Chapter for Recitation]
[40: Tathāgatassa Pacchimā Anusāsanā]
[The Last Instructions of the Realised One]
Atha kho Bhagavā āyasmantaṁ Ānandaṁ āmantesi:
Then the Gracious One addressed venerable Ānanda, (saying):
“Siyā kho pan’ Ānanda tumhākaṁ evam-assa:
“It may be, Ānanda, that some of you may think in this way:
‘Atītasatthukaṁ pāvacanaṁ natthi no Satthā.’ ti
‘Past is the Teacher’s word, there is now no Teacher for us.’
Na kho panetaṁ Ānanda evaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ,
But it should not be seen like that, Ānanda,
yo vo Ānanda mayā Dhammo ca Vinayo ca desito paññatto
whatever Teaching and Discipline has been taught by me or laid down, Ānanda,
so vo mamaccayena Satthā.
that is your Teacher after my passing away.
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Yathā kho pan’ Ānanda etarahi bhikkhū aññamaññaṁ āvusovādena
samudācaranti:
At present, Ānanda, the monks address each other with the word ‘friend’,
na kho mamaccayena evaṁ samudācaritabbaṁ.
(but) after my passing away they are not to address (one another) thus.
Theratarena Ānanda bhikkhunā navakataro bhikkhu
* The elder monk, Ānanda, should address the younger monk
nāmena vā gottena vā āvusovādena vā samudācaritabbo.
by his name or by his clan (name) or by the word ‘friend’.
Navakatarena bhikkhunā therataro bhikkhu
(But) the younger monk should address the elder monk
Bhante ti vā āyasmā ti vā samudācaritabbo.
as reverend Sir or venerable Sir.
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