Mahaparinibbana Sutta (Digha Nikaya 16), an anonymous text of the ancient Pali canon, recounts the Buddha's final days, teachings and death. Its strength is that it is the primary canonical text itself, foundational to the Theravada account of the Buddha's passing. Its limit is that it is a religious tradition's own scripture rather than an independent historical record, so a claim about the historical Buddha's actual final days should be checked against critical scholarship on the text's transmission.
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The Mahaparinibbana Sutta (Digha Nikaya 16), an anonymous text of the ancient Pali canon recounting the Buddha's final days, teachings and death, the top tier reflecting that it is the primary canonical text itself, foundational to the Theravada account of the Buddha's passing. Its limit is that it is a religious tradition's own scripture rather than an independent historical record, so a claim about the historical Buddha's actual final days should be checked against critical scholarship on the text's transmission. NotesAncient Pali canon primary text recounting the final days and death of the Buddha.
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AuthorAnonymous (Pali canon)
Source Typeprimary-text
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This source names Theravada directly: "text itself, foundational to the Theravada account of the Buddha's passing."
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This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Holidays & Festivals, 4 claims: 3 holds, 1 general references.
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