Sutra Concerning the Great Parinirvāna
Mahāparinibbāna-sutta Pali, lit. “Sūtra Concerning the Great Parinirvāna”; part of the Dīgha-nikāya. This sūtra of Hinayana Buddhism deals with the last years of the life of the historical Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama), his death, as well as with the cremation of his body and the distribution of the relics. It was composed by a number of authors over a long periodof time starting around 480 B.C.E. It is available in several English translations. It should not be confused with the Mahāparinirvāna-Sūtra.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala Publications, Inc.
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