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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> <strong>Discourse</strong> <strong>about</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Emancipation</strong> is one of <strong>the</strong> longest<br />

discourses in <strong>the</strong> Pāḷi Canon, and relates <strong>the</strong> story of <strong>the</strong> last year<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Buddha's life, as his health declines and he makes<br />

preparations for <strong>the</strong> preservation of his Teaching.<br />

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