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126 13. THE BUDDHA’S DAILY ROUTINE the ecstasy of great compassion (mahá karuóá samápatti) and radiates thoughts of loving kindn ...

127 CHAPTER 14 THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) “The sun shines by day. The moon is radiant by night.  Armoured shines the warr ...

128 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) external—and do not neglect those righteous ceremonies held before; (7) as long as the ...

SÁRIPUTTA’S PRAISE 129 bhikkhus shall not have evil friends or associates and shall not be prone to evil—so long the bhikkhus sh ...

130 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) all kinds of wares, but would be subject to three dangers arising from fire, water and ...

THE MIRROR OF THE DHAMMA 131 “‘Thus, indeed, is the Exalted One, a Worthy One, a Fully Enlight- ened One, Endowed with wisdom an ...

132 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) from her the opportunity of providing this meal to the Buddha, she politely declined th ...

THE BUDDHA’S EXHORTATION 133 bhikkhus,’ or ‘The order of bhikkhus is dependent upon me,’ or ‘It is he who should instruct any ma ...

134 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) instructor who merely shows the path of deliverance, the Dhamma as the only way or mean ...

THE BUDDHA’S LAST WORDS 135 the bliss of arahantship. While residing at the Capala Cetiya the Buddha announced to Venerable Ánan ...

136 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) Morality, concentration, wisdom, and deliverance supreme. These things were realised b ...

THE FOUR GREAT REFERENCES 137 tainly this is not the word of the Exalted One, this has been wrongly grasped by the bhikkhu.’ “Th ...

138 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) “Let this be regarded as the fourth great reference. “These, bhikkhus, are the four gre ...

CUNDA’S MERITORIOUS MEAL 139 bright. For when I placed even this pair of robes of burnished gold and ready for wear on the body ...

140 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) between the twin Sála trees. The Buddha laid himself down on his right side with one le ...

CONVERSION OF SUBHADDA 141 Conversion of Subhadda At that time a wandering ascetic, named Subhadda,^222 was living at Kusinárá. ...

142 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) multitude, as, for instance, Púraóa Kassapa, Makkhali Gosála, Ajita Kesakambali, Pakudh ...

THE LAST WORDS TO ÁNANDA 143 disciples approving, he is ordained and raised to the status of a bhikkhu. Nevertheless, on underst ...

144 14. THE BUDDHA’S PARINIBBÁNA (DEATH) strenuous, and be intent on your own good. There are wise warriors, wise brahmins, wise ...

THE PASSING AWAY 145 As the Buddha has not clearly stated what these minor rules were and as the arahants could not come to any ...