Parinibbāna-Hetu Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Atha kho āyasmā Ānando yen'āyasmā Sāriputto ten'upasaṅkhami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā Sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi.|| ||

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārāṇiyaṁ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṁ nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā Ānando āyasmantaṁ Sāriputtaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

Ko nu kho āvuso Sāriputta hetu||
ko paccayo||
yena-m-idh'ekacce sattā diṭṭhe'va dhamme||
na parinibbāyantī ti?|| ||

Idh'āvuso Ānanda sattā imā hāna-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ na-p-pajānanti.|| ||

Imā ṭhiti-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ na-p-pajānanti.|| ||

Imā visesa-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ na-p-pajānanti.|| ||

Imā nibbedha-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ na-p-pajānanti.|| ||

Ayaṁ kho āvuso Ānanda hetu||
ayaṁ paccayo||
yena-m-idh'ekacce sattā diṭṭhe'va dhamme na parinibbāyantī ti.|| ||

Ko pan'āvuso Sāriputta hetu||
ko paccayo||
yena-m-idh'ekacce sattā diṭṭhe'va dhamme parinibbāyantīti?|| ||

Idh'āvuso Ānanda sattā imā hāna-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ pajānanti.|| ||

Imā ṭhiti-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ pajānanti.|| ||

Imā visesa-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ pajānanti.|| ||

Imā nibbedha-bhāgiyā saññā ti yathā-bhūtaṁ pajānanti.|| ||

Ayaṁ kho āvuso Ānanda hetu||
aya paccayo||
yena-m-idh'ekacce sattā diṭṭhe'va dhamme parinibbāyantī ti.|| ||