DN 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, the four places
Attested in the Tipiṭaka: Dīgha Nikāya 16.
“Cattārimāni, ānanda, saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyāni saṁvejanīyāni ṭhānāni.
“Ānanda, a faithful gentleman should go to see these four inspiring places.
dn16:5.8.1
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
dn16:5.8.2
‘Idha tathāgato jāto’ti, ānanda, saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyaṁ saṁvejanīyaṁ ṭhānaṁ.
Thinking: ‘Here the Realized One was born!’—that is an inspiring place.
dn16:5.8.3
‘Idha tathāgato anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddho’ti, ānanda, saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyaṁ saṁvejanīyaṁ ṭhānaṁ.
Thinking: ‘Here the Realized One became awakened as a supreme fully awakened Buddha!’—that is an inspiring place.
dn16:5.8.4
‘Idha tathāgatena anuttaraṁ dhammacakkaṁ pavattitan’ti, ānanda, saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyaṁ saṁvejanīyaṁ ṭhānaṁ.
Thinking: ‘Here the supreme Wheel of Dhamma was rolled forth by the Realized One!’—that is an inspiring place.
dn16:5.8.5
‘Idha tathāgato anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbuto’ti, ānanda, saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyaṁ saṁvejanīyaṁ ṭhānaṁ.
Thinking: ‘Here the Realized One was fully quenched in the element of extinguishment with no residue!’—that is an inspiring place.
dn16:5.8.6
Imāni kho, ānanda, cattāri saddhassa kulaputtassa dassanīyāni saṁvejanīyāni ṭhānāni.
These are the four inspiring places that a faithful gentleman should go to see.
dn16:5.8.7
Sinhala: pending (release 2, translated by Tilanka, CC0)