CategoryChinese ĀgamasRead on CBETA · T0005Related Events (39)Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80King Ajātasattu sends a minister to ask about attacking the VajjiansYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha teaches several sets of conditions for the non-decline of the SanghaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80At Pāṭaliputta the Buddha teaches lay people the benefits of keeping the preceptsYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha predicts that Pāṭaliputta will become a great cityYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The ministers offer a meal to the Buddha, who speaks a verse of blessingYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha crosses the Ganges by supernormal powerYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Nādikā: the Buddha teaches the “Mirror of the Dhamma”Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Ambapālī invites the Buddha to a meal, and the Licchavis compete for the invitationYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Ambapālī offers a meal and donates her mango groveYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha keeps his last rains retreat at Beluva villageYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Gravely ill during the retreat, the Buddha tells his disciples to rely on the DhammaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha relinquishes the life force and announces that he will pass away in three monthsYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha explains the eight causes of earthquakes and reproaches ĀnandaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha assembles his disciples and announces that he will pass away in three monthsYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha looks back at Vesālī for the last timeYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Bhaṇḍagāma: the Buddha teaches virtue, concentration, wisdom and liberationYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The earth quakes again, and the Buddha explains the causes of earthquakesYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha comes to Pāvā, and Cunda invites him to a mealYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Cunda offers the Buddha his last mealYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Gravely ill after the meal, the Buddha still sets out for KusinārāYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Fetching water on the way: the muddy water turns clearYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Pukkusa the Malla presents robes of cloth of goldYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha's body shines, and he foretells that he will pass away this very nightYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha bathes in the river and lies down to restYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha asks Ānanda to comfort CundaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha gives instructions that his body be treated as a wheel-turning monarch'sYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha reaches Kusinārā and lies down between the twin treesYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80Ānanda weeps, and the Buddha praises himYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha says Kusinārā was once the capital of King MahāsudassanaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Mallas of Kusinārā come to pay homage to the BuddhaYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The last disciple, Subhadda, goes forthYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha's final instructionsYear 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80The Buddha speaks his last words and passes away (final nirvana)After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvanaGods and disciples speak verses, and Anuruddha stops the weepingAfter the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvanaĀnanda goes into the city to inform the MallasAfter the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvanaMahākassapa learns of the Buddha's passing on the roadAfter the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvanaMahākassapa pays homage at the Buddha's feet and the pyre ignites by itselfAfter the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvanaWhat followed: Mahākassapa initiates the First CouncilEvents known only to fall within a span of yearsĀnanda becomes the Buddha's permanent attendantBack to Texts
