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1mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 83 55. And the Blessed One laid himself down on his right side, with one foot resting on the other ; and calm and self-possessed, he meditated on the idea of rising up again in due time. And the venerable ^undaka seated himself there in front of the Blessed One. 56. The Buddha to Kakuttha s river came, Whose clear and pleasant waters limpid flow, He plunged beneath the stream wearied and worn, The Buddha without equal in the world ! When he had bathed and drunk, the teacher then Crossed o'er, the brethren thronging round his steps ; The Blessed Master, preaching the while the truth, The Mighty Sage came to the Mango Grove. There spake he to the brother -ATundaka : * Spread me the fourfold robe out as a couch/ Cheered by the Holy One, he quickly spread The fourfold robe in order on the ground. The Master laid him down, wearied and worn; And there, before him, A\inda took his seat. 57. And the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : * Now it may happen, Ananda, that some one should stir up remorse in -ffunda the smith, by saying, " This is evil to thee, -ffunda, and loss to thee in that when the Tathagata had eaten his last meal from thy provision, then he died." Any such remorse, Ananda, in Aunda the smith should be checked by saying, " This is good to thee, A^unda, and gain to thee, in that when G 2 84 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. the Tathfigata had eaten his last meal from thy^w provision, then he died. From the very mouth ot z*rf the Blessed One, isfunda, have I heard, from his ss own mouth have I received this saying, 1 These two «=3 offerings of food are of equal fruit, and of equal JC J profit, and of much greater fruit and much greater — twt profit than any other — and which are the two?*T? The offering of food which, when a Tathigata has^s eaten, he attains to supreme and perfect insight and the offering of food which, when a TatMgata . has eaten, he passes away by that utter passing — away in which nothing whatever remains behind these two offerings of food are of equal fruit and oF~ equal profit, and of much greater fruit and much greater profit than any others. There has been laid up by isfunda the smith a karma redounding to length of life, redounding to good birth, redounding to good fortune, redounding to good fame, redound- ing to the inheritance of heaven, and of sovereign power/" In this way, Ananda, should be checked any remorse in A\inda the smith/ 58. Then the Blessed One perceiving how the matter stood, uttered, even at that time, this hymn of exultation : ' To him who gives shall virtue be increased ; In him who curbs himself, no anger can arise ; The righteous man casts off all sinfulness, And by the rooting out of lust, and bitterness, And all delusion, doth to Nirv£#a reach ! ' End of the Fourth Portion for Recitation, containing" the Episode of A/dra. V. maha-parinibbAna-sutta. 85 Chapter V. 1.
2imself, no anger can arise ; The righteous man casts off all sinfulness, And by the rooting out of lust, and bitterness, And all delusion, doth to Nirv£#a reach ! ' End of the Fourth Portion for Recitation, containing" the Episode of A/dra. V. maha-parinibbAna-sutta. 85 Chapter V. 1. Now the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : * Come, Ananda, let us go on to the Sfila Grove of the M alias, the Upavattana of Kusin&rd, on the further side of the river Hira- nyavati/ 1 Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One. 2. And the Blessed One proceeded with a great company of the brethren to the S£la Grove of the Mallas, the Upavattana of Kusin&r&, on the further side of the river Hiranyavatl : and when he had come there he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : 3. ' Spread over for me, I pray you, Ananda, the couch with its head to the north, between the twin Sila trees 1 . I am weary, Ananda, and would lie down/ ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One. And he spread a 1 According to the commentator ' tradition says that there was a row of S&la trees at the head (sis a) of that couch (ma»h), and another at its foot, one young S&la tree being close to its head, and another close to its foot. The twin Sala trees were so called because the two trees were equally grown in respect of the roots, trunks, branches, and leaves. There was a couch there in the park for the special use of the (periodically elected) ra^a^of the Mallas, and it was this couch which the Blessed One asked Ananda to make ready.' There is no further explanation of the term uttara-stsakaw, which may have been the name for a slab of wood or stone reserved on great occasions for the use of the leaders of the neighbouring republic, but available at other times for passers by. 86 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. covering over the couch with its head to the north, between the twin Sella trees. And the Blessed One laid himself down on his right side, with one leg resting on the other ; and he was mindful and self- possessed. 4. Now at that time the twin Sala trees were all one mass of bloom with flowers out of season 1 ; and all over the body of the Tath&gata these dropped and sprinkled and scattered themselves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly Mandirava flowers, too, and hea- venly sandal -wood powder came falling from the sky, and all over the body of the Tathcigata they descended and sprinkled and scattered them- selves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music was sounded in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly songs came wafted from the skies, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! 5.
3led and scattered them- selves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music was sounded in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly songs came wafted from the skies, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! 5. Then the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : ' The twin Sella trees are all one mass of bloom with flowers out of season ; all over the body of the Tathcigata these drop and sprinkle and scatter themselves, out of rever- ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly Mand&rava flowers, too, and heavenly sandal-wood powder come falling from the sky, and all over the body of the Tathcigata they descend and sprinkle and scatter themselves, out of rever- 1 Sabbaphaliphulld ti sabbe samantato pupphita" m&lato pa//Mya yiva agga eka££^annd ahesu/w. (S.V. thlu.) Com- pare ekaphdliphullaw vanaw at (r&taka I, 52. V. mahA-parinibbana-sutta. 87 ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music sounds in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And hea- venly songs come wafted from the skies, out of rever- ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! ' 6. ' Now it is not thus, Ananda, that the Tathd- gata is rightly honoured, reverenced, venerated, held sacred or revered. But the brother or the sister, the devout man or the devout woman, who continually fulfils all the greater and the lesser duties, who is correct in life, walking according to the precepts — it is he who rightly honours, reverences, venerates, holds sacred, and reveres the Tath&gata with the worthiest homage. Therefore, O Ananda, be ye constant in the fulfilment of the greater and of the lesser duties, and be ye correct in life, walking according to the precepts ; and thus, Ananda, should it be taught/ 7. Now at that time the venerable Up&va^a was standing in front of the Blessed One, fanning him. And the Blessed One was not pleased with Up&varca, and he said to him : ' Stand aside, O brother, stand not in front of me ! 9 8. Then this thought sprung up in the mind of the venerable Ananda : * The venerable Up£va#a has long been in close personal attendance and ser- vice on the Blessed One. And now, at the last moment, the Blessed One is not pleased with Up£- vazza, and has said to him, " Stand aside, O brother, stand not in front of me ! " What may be the cause and what the reason that the Blessed One is not pleased with Up&va^a, and speaks thus with him ?' 9. And the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : * The venerable Up&va^a has long 88 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. been in close personal attendance and service on the Blessed One.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 83 55. And the Blessed One laid himself down on his right side, with one foot resting on the other ; and calm and self-possessed, he meditated on the idea of rising up again in due time. And the venerable ^undaka seated himself there in front of the Blessed One. 56. The Buddha to Kakuttha s river came, Whose clear and pleasant waters limpid flow, He plunged beneath the stream wearied and worn, The Buddha without equal in the world ! When he had bathed and drunk, the teacher then Crossed o'er, the brethren thronging round his steps ; The Blessed Master, preaching the while the truth, The Mighty Sage came to the Mango Grove. There spake he to the brother -ATundaka : * Spread me the fourfold robe out as a couch/ Cheered by the Holy One, he quickly spread The fourfold robe in order on the ground. The Master laid him down, wearied and worn; And there, before him, A\inda took his seat. 57. And the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : * Now it may happen, Ananda, that some one should stir up remorse in -ffunda the smith, by saying, " This is evil to thee, -ffunda, and loss to thee in that when the Tathagata had eaten his last meal from thy provision, then he died." Any such remorse, Ananda, in Aunda the smith should be checked by saying, " This is good to thee, A^unda, and gain to thee, in that when G 2 84 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. the Tathfigata had eaten his last meal from thy^w provision, then he died. From the very mouth ot z*rf the Blessed One, isfunda, have I heard, from his ss own mouth have I received this saying, 1 These two «=3 offerings of food are of equal fruit, and of equal JC J profit, and of much greater fruit and much greater — twt profit than any other — and which are the two?*T? The offering of food which, when a Tathigata has^s eaten, he attains to supreme and perfect insight and the offering of food which, when a TatMgata . has eaten, he passes away by that utter passing — away in which nothing whatever remains behind these two offerings of food are of equal fruit and oF~ equal profit, and of much greater fruit and much greater profit than any others. There has been laid up by isfunda the smith a karma redounding to length of life, redounding to good birth, redounding to good fortune, redounding to good fame, redound- ing to the inheritance of heaven, and of sovereign power/" In this way, Ananda, should be checked any remorse in A\inda the smith/ 58. Then the Blessed One perceiving how the matter stood, uttered, even at that time, this hymn of exultation : ' To him who gives shall virtue be increased ; In him who curbs himself, no anger can arise ; The righteous man casts off all sinfulness, And by the rooting out of lust, and bitterness, And all delusion, doth to Nirv£#a reach ! ' End of the Fourth Portion for Recitation, containing" the Episode of A/dra. V. maha-parinibbAna-sutta. 85 Chapter V. 1.
2imself, no anger can arise ; The righteous man casts off all sinfulness, And by the rooting out of lust, and bitterness, And all delusion, doth to Nirv£#a reach ! ' End of the Fourth Portion for Recitation, containing" the Episode of A/dra. V. maha-parinibbAna-sutta. 85 Chapter V. 1. Now the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : * Come, Ananda, let us go on to the Sfila Grove of the M alias, the Upavattana of Kusin&rd, on the further side of the river Hira- nyavati/ 1 Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One. 2. And the Blessed One proceeded with a great company of the brethren to the S£la Grove of the Mallas, the Upavattana of Kusin&r&, on the further side of the river Hiranyavatl : and when he had come there he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : 3. ' Spread over for me, I pray you, Ananda, the couch with its head to the north, between the twin Sila trees 1 . I am weary, Ananda, and would lie down/ ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One. And he spread a 1 According to the commentator ' tradition says that there was a row of S&la trees at the head (sis a) of that couch (ma»h), and another at its foot, one young S&la tree being close to its head, and another close to its foot. The twin Sala trees were so called because the two trees were equally grown in respect of the roots, trunks, branches, and leaves. There was a couch there in the park for the special use of the (periodically elected) ra^a^of the Mallas, and it was this couch which the Blessed One asked Ananda to make ready.' There is no further explanation of the term uttara-stsakaw, which may have been the name for a slab of wood or stone reserved on great occasions for the use of the leaders of the neighbouring republic, but available at other times for passers by. 86 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. covering over the couch with its head to the north, between the twin Sella trees. And the Blessed One laid himself down on his right side, with one leg resting on the other ; and he was mindful and self- possessed. 4. Now at that time the twin Sala trees were all one mass of bloom with flowers out of season 1 ; and all over the body of the Tath&gata these dropped and sprinkled and scattered themselves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly Mandirava flowers, too, and hea- venly sandal -wood powder came falling from the sky, and all over the body of the Tathcigata they descended and sprinkled and scattered them- selves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music was sounded in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly songs came wafted from the skies, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! 5.
3led and scattered them- selves, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music was sounded in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly songs came wafted from the skies, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! 5. Then the Blessed One addressed the vener- able Ananda, and said : ' The twin Sella trees are all one mass of bloom with flowers out of season ; all over the body of the Tathcigata these drop and sprinkle and scatter themselves, out of rever- ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly Mand&rava flowers, too, and heavenly sandal-wood powder come falling from the sky, and all over the body of the Tathcigata they descend and sprinkle and scatter themselves, out of rever- 1 Sabbaphaliphulld ti sabbe samantato pupphita" m&lato pa//Mya yiva agga eka££^annd ahesu/w. (S.V. thlu.) Com- pare ekaphdliphullaw vanaw at (r&taka I, 52. V. mahA-parinibbana-sutta. 87 ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And heavenly music sounds in the sky, out of reverence for the successor of the Buddhas of old. And hea- venly songs come wafted from the skies, out of rever- ence for the successor of the Buddhas of old ! ' 6. ' Now it is not thus, Ananda, that the Tathd- gata is rightly honoured, reverenced, venerated, held sacred or revered. But the brother or the sister, the devout man or the devout woman, who continually fulfils all the greater and the lesser duties, who is correct in life, walking according to the precepts — it is he who rightly honours, reverences, venerates, holds sacred, and reveres the Tath&gata with the worthiest homage. Therefore, O Ananda, be ye constant in the fulfilment of the greater and of the lesser duties, and be ye correct in life, walking according to the precepts ; and thus, Ananda, should it be taught/ 7. Now at that time the venerable Up&va^a was standing in front of the Blessed One, fanning him. And the Blessed One was not pleased with Up&varca, and he said to him : ' Stand aside, O brother, stand not in front of me ! 9 8. Then this thought sprung up in the mind of the venerable Ananda : * The venerable Up£va#a has long been in close personal attendance and ser- vice on the Blessed One. And now, at the last moment, the Blessed One is not pleased with Up£- vazza, and has said to him, " Stand aside, O brother, stand not in front of me ! " What may be the cause and what the reason that the Blessed One is not pleased with Up&va^a, and speaks thus with him ?' 9. And the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : * The venerable Up&va^a has long 88 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. been in close personal attendance and service on the Blessed One.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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