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The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

An English translation of one of the longest discourses in the canon, detailing the last year of the Buddha’s life, and his final teachings (Mahāparinibbānasuttaṁ, DN 16)

An English translation of one of the longest discourses in the canon, detailing the last year of the Buddha’s life, and his final teachings (Mahāparinibbānasuttaṁ, DN 16)

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<strong>The</strong> Fourth Chapter for Recitation<br />

<strong>The</strong> Suffering-Ender, <strong>the</strong> Teacher, <strong>the</strong> Visionary One 122 who is<br />

Emancipated.”<br />

* * *<br />

<strong>The</strong>re also <strong>the</strong> Gracious One, while living in Bhaṇḍagāma, spoke<br />

frequently to <strong>the</strong> monks <strong>about</strong> <strong>the</strong> Teaching, (saying):<br />

“Such is virtue, such is concentration, such is wisdom, when virtue is<br />

well-developed it yields great fruit and brings great advantages in<br />

regard to concentration, when concentration is well-developed it yields<br />

great fruit and brings great advantages in regard to wisdom, when<br />

wisdom is well-developed <strong>the</strong> mind is completely liberated from <strong>the</strong><br />

pollutants, that is to say: <strong>the</strong> pollutant of sensuality, <strong>the</strong> pollutant of<br />

(craving for) continued existence, <strong>the</strong> pollutant of ignorance.”<br />

[28: <strong>The</strong> Four <strong>Great</strong> Referalls]<br />

<strong>The</strong>n <strong>the</strong> Gracious One, after living near Bhaṇḍagāma for as long as<br />

he liked, addressed venerable Ānanda, (saying):<br />

“Come Ānanda let us approach Hatthigāma (Elephant Village),<br />

Ambagāma (Mango Village), Jambugāma (Rose-Apple Village),<br />

Bhoganagara (Wealthy Village).”<br />

122 Cakkhumā, <strong>the</strong> Buddha has <strong>the</strong> physical-eye (maṁsacakkhu), <strong>the</strong> divine-eye<br />

(dibbacakkhu), <strong>the</strong> wisdom-eye (paññācakkhu), <strong>the</strong> Buddha-eye, and <strong>the</strong><br />

All-Round-eye (samantacakkhu).<br />

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