Topic summary
Parinibbana
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Parinirvana.
Within the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (Pali)
The parinirvāṇa of the Buddha is described in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta. Because of its attention to detail, this Theravadasutta, though first committed to writing hundreds of years after his death, has been resorted to as the principal source of reference in most standard studies of the Buddha's life.