Mahaparinibbana Sutta
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For the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra see Nirvana Sutra.
The Mahaparinibbana Sutta is a Buddhist sutra in the Digha Nikaya of the Tripitaka. It concerns the end of Gautama Buddha's life.
[edit] References
- Vajira, Sister & Francis Story (1998). DN 16, Maha-parinibbana Sutta: Last Days of the Buddha. Available on-line at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn16.html.
[edit] External links
- "Mahaparinibbana-sutta and Cullavagga," article by Louis Finot, published in the "Indian Historical Quarterly" (8:2, 1932 June 1, pp. 241-46), concerning the Mahaparinibbana Sutta and a related text.
- "Did Buddha die of mesenteric infarction?" by Ven. Dr. Mettanando Bhikkhu, a Thai monk and former medical doctor, published in the "Bangkok Post" (2000 May 17).
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