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Based on the sutras, the Vinaya and later commentaries
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After the Nirvana

After the passing

The honouring and cremation of the body after the passing, and the division of the into eight portions, with a stūpa built over each.

Key Events

Start this period · After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

Gods and disciples speak verses, and Anuruddha stops the weeping

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

Mahākassapa pays homage at the Buddha's feet and the pyre ignites by itself

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

The bones remain after the cremation

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

A brahmin divides the relics into eight equal portions

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After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

Source text

日期怎麼讀

成道第幾年
從佛陀成道開始，每經過一次雨季安居算一年，每一年算到安居結束為止；所有年歲一律依二十九歲出家、三十五歲成道推算。
年份依據
區分經文自己明記、後世註解書記載、先後順序推定及年歲換算。
時間精確度
分別說明確定到日、月、年，或只能放入某幾年之間。
可信度
多派共傳、兩派記載、單派記載與後世補述，表達記載的共傳範圍；與時間及位置是否確定分開閱讀。