Last Days of the Buddha: The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta

by Sister Vajira, Francis Story (Translator)

On the stirring final journey of the Buddha, covering three months, he instructs his disciples on the elements needed to keep the Dhamma strong and stresses the importance of putting his teaching into practice.The translation of the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta offered here is a work of collaboration. It is based upon a text prepared by Sister Vajirā of Germany, the final revision is by Mr. Francis Story, and the notes and references have been contributed by the Venerable Nyanaponika Mahāthera, much of the material for them being taken from the Pāli Commentary. The greater part of the sutta is straightforward narrative, but it also includes references to profound aspects of the Dhamma, which have to be understood in their precise meaning if the full import of the Buddha’s last exhortations is to be conveyed.

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2022