Mahaparinibbana Sutta

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For the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra see Nirvana Sutra.

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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

• "Maha-parinibbana Sutta," Translated from the Pali by Sister Vajira & Francis Story
• "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).