Difference between revisions of "The Gospel of Buddha:Chapter 94: The Buddha Announces His Death"

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Said the Tathagata to Ananda:
"In former years, Ananda, Mara, the Evil One,
approached the holy Buddha three times to tempt him. [1]

"And now, Ananda, Mara, the Evil One,
came again to-day to the place where I was, and, standing beside me,
addressed me in the same words as he did
when I was resting under the shepherd's Nigrodha tree
on the bank of the Neranyjara river:
'Be greeted, thou Holy One.
Thou hast attained the highest bliss
and it is time for thee to enter into the final Nirvana.' [2]

"And when Mara had thus spoken, Ananda,
I answered him and said:
'Make thyself happy, O wicked one;
the extinction of the Tathagata
shall take place before long.'" [3]

And the venerable Ananda addressed the Blessed One and said:
"Vouchsafe, Lord, to remain with us, O Blessed One!
for the good and the happiness of the great multitudes,
out of pity for the world, for the good and the gain of mankind!" [4]

Said the Blessed One:
"Enough now, Ananda,
beseech not the Tathagata!" [5]

And again, a second time,
the venerable Ananda besought the Blessed One in the same words.
And he received from the Blessed One the same reply. [6]

And again, the third time,
the venerable Ananda besought
the Blessed One to live longer;
and the Blessed One said:
"Hast thou faith, Ananda?" [7]

Said Ananda: "I have, my Lord!" [8]

And the Blessed One, seeing the quivering eyelids of Ananda,
read the deep grief in the heart of his beloved disciple,
and he asked again: "Hast thou, indeed, faith, Ananda?" [9]

And Ananda said: "I have faith, my Lord." [10]

Then the Blessed One continued:
"If thou hast faith, Ananda, in the wisdom of the Tathagata,
why, then, Ananda, dost thou trouble the Tathagata even until the third time?
Have I not formerly declared to you
that it is in the very nature of all compound things
that they must be dissolved again.
We must separate ourselves from all
things near and dear to us, and must leave them.
How then, Ananda, can it be possible for me to remain,
since everything that is born, or brought into being, and organized,
contains within itself the inherent necessity of dissolution?
How, then, can it be possible
that this body of mine should not be dissolved?
No such condition can exist!
And this mortal existence, O Ananda,
has been relinquished, cast away, renounced, rejected,
and abandoned by the Tathagata." [11]

And the Blessed One said to Ananda:
"Go now, Ananda, and assemble in the Service Hall
such of the brethren as reside in the neighbourhood of Vesali." [12]

Then the Blessed One proceeded to the Service Hall,
and sat down there on the mat spread out for him.
And when he was seated,
the Blessed One addressed the brethren, and said: [13]

"O brethren, ye to whom the truth has been made known,
having thoroughly made yourselves masters of it,
practise it, meditate upon it, and spread it abroad,
in order that pure religion may last long and be perpetuated,
in order that it may continue for the good
and happiness of the great multitudes,
out of pity for the world,
and to the good and gain of all living beings! [14]

"Star-gazing and astrology, forecasting lucky or unfortunate events by signs,
prognosticating good or evil, all these are things forbidden. [15]

"He who lets his heart go loose without restraint
shall not attain Nirvana;
therefore, must we hold the heart in check,
and retire from worldly excitements
and seek tranquillity of mind. [16]

"Eat your food to satisfy your hunger,
and drink to satisfy your thirst.
Satisfy the necessities of life like the butterfly that sips the flower,
without destroying its fragrance or its texture. [17]

"It is through not understanding and grasping the four truths,
O brethren, that we have gone astray so long,
and wandered in this weary path of transmigrations,
both you and I,
until we have found the truth. [18]

"Practise the earnest meditations I have taught you.
Continue in the great struggle against sin.
Walk steadily in the roads of saintship.
Be strong in moral powers.
Let the organs of your spiritual sense be quick.
When the seven kinds of wisdom enlighten your mind,
you will find the noble, eightfold path that leads to Nirvana. [19]

"Behold, O brethren,
the final extinction of the Tathagata
will take place before long.
I now exhort you, saying:
'All component things must grow old and be dissolved again.
Seek ye for that which is permanent,
and work out your salvation with diligence.'" [20]

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-Said the Tathagata to Ananda:<br/>
+Said the [[Tathagata]] to [[Ananda]]:<br/>
-"In former years, Ananda, Mara, the Evil One,<br/>
+"In former years, [[Ananda]], [[Mara]], the [[Evil One]],<br/>
-approached the holy Buddha three times to tempt him. [1]<br/>
+approached the {{Wiki|holy}} [[Buddha]] three times to tempt him. [1]<br/>
 <br/>
-"And now, Ananda, Mara, the Evil One,<br/>
+"And now, [[Ananda]], [[Mara]], the [[Evil One]],<br/>
-came again to-day to the place where I was, and, standing beside me,<br/>
+came again to-day to the place where I was, and, [[standing]] beside me,<br/>
 addressed me in the same words as he did<br/>
-when I was resting under the shepherd's Nigrodha tree<br/>
+when I was resting under the shepherd's [[Nigrodha]] [[tree]]<br/>
-on the bank of the Neranyjara river:<br/>
+on the bank of the Neranyjara [[river]]:<br/>
-'Be greeted, thou Holy One.<br/>
+'Be greeted, thou [[Holy One]].<br/>
-Thou hast attained the highest bliss<br/>
+Thou hast attained the [[highest bliss]]<br/>
-and it is time for thee to enter into the final Nirvana.' [2]<br/>
+and it is [[time]] for thee to enter into the final [[Nirvana]].' [2]<br/>
 <br/>
-"And when Mara had thus spoken, Ananda,<br/>
+"And when [[Mara]] had thus spoken, [[Ananda]],<br/>
 I answered him and said:<br/>
-'Make thyself happy, O wicked one;<br/>
+'Make thyself [[happy]], O wicked one;<br/>
-the extinction of the Tathagata<br/>
+the [[extinction]] of the [[Tathagata]]<br/>
 shall take place before long.'" [3]<br/>
 <br/>
-And the venerable Ananda addressed the Blessed One and said:<br/>
+And the [[venerable]] [[Ananda]] addressed the [[Blessed One]] and said:<br/>
-"Vouchsafe, Lord, to remain with us, O Blessed One!<br/>
+"Vouchsafe, [[Lord]], to remain with us, O [[Blessed One]]!<br/>
-for the good and the happiness of the great multitudes,<br/>
+for the good and the [[happiness]] of the great multitudes,<br/>
-out of pity for the world, for the good and the gain of mankind!" [4]<br/>
+out of pity for the [[world]], for the good and the gain of mankind!" [4]<br/>
 <br/>
-Said the Blessed One:<br/>
+Said the [[Blessed One]]:<br/>
-"Enough now, Ananda,<br/>
+"Enough now, [[Ananda]],<br/>
-beseech not the Tathagata!" [5]<br/>
+beseech not the [[Tathagata]]!" [5]<br/>
 <br/>
-And again, a second time,<br/>
+And again, a second [[time]],<br/>
-the venerable Ananda besought the Blessed One in the same words.<br/>
+the [[venerable]] [[Ananda]] besought the [[Blessed One]] in the same words.<br/>
-And he received from the Blessed One the same reply. [6]<br/>
+And he received from the [[Blessed One]] the same reply. [6]<br/>
 <br/>
-And again, the third time,<br/>
+And again, the third [[time]],<br/>
-the venerable Ananda besought<br/>
+the [[venerable]] [[Ananda]] besought<br/>
-the Blessed One to live longer;<br/>
+the [[Blessed One]] to live longer;<br/>
-and the Blessed One said:<br/>
+and the [[Blessed One]] said:<br/>
-"Hast thou faith, Ananda?" [7]<br/>
+"Hast thou [[faith]], [[Ananda]]?" [7]<br/>
 <br/>
-Said Ananda: "I have, my Lord!" [8]<br/>
+Said [[Ananda]]: "I have, my [[Lord]]!" [8]<br/>
 <br/>
-And the Blessed One, seeing the quivering eyelids of Ananda,<br/>
+And the [[Blessed One]], [[seeing]] the quivering eyelids of [[Ananda]],<br/>
-read the deep grief in the heart of his beloved disciple,<br/>
+read the deep [[grief]] in the [[heart]] of his beloved [[disciple]],<br/>
-and he asked again: "Hast thou, indeed, faith, Ananda?" [9]<br/>
+and he asked again: "Hast thou, indeed, [[faith]], [[Ananda]]?" [9]<br/>
 <br/>
-And Ananda said: "I have faith, my Lord." [10]<br/>
+And [[Ananda]] said: "I have [[faith]], my [[Lord]]." [10]<br/>
 <br/>
-Then the Blessed One continued:<br/>
+Then the [[Blessed One]] continued:<br/>
-"If thou hast faith, Ananda, in the wisdom of the Tathagata,<br/>
+"If thou hast [[faith]], [[Ananda]], in the [[wisdom]] of the [[Tathagata]],<br/>
-why, then, Ananda, dost thou trouble the Tathagata even until the third time?<br/>
+why, then, [[Ananda]], dost thou trouble the [[Tathagata]] even until the third [[time]]?<br/>
 Have I not formerly declared to you<br/>
-that it is in the very nature of all compound things<br/>
+that it is in the very [[nature]] of all compound things<br/>
 that they must be dissolved again.<br/>
 We must separate ourselves from all<br/>
 things near and dear to us, and must leave them.<br/>
-How then, Ananda, can it be possible for me to remain,<br/>
+How then, [[Ananda]], can it be possible for me to remain,<br/>
 since everything that is born, or brought into being, and organized,<br/>
-contains within itself the inherent necessity of dissolution?<br/>
+contains within itself the inherent necessity of [[dissolution]]?<br/>
 How, then, can it be possible<br/>
-that this body of mine should not be dissolved?<br/>
+that this [[body]] of mine should not be dissolved?<br/>
-No such condition can exist!<br/>
+No such [[condition]] can [[exist]]!<br/>
-And this mortal existence, O Ananda,<br/>
+And this {{Wiki|mortal}} [[existence]], O [[Ananda]],<br/>
 has been relinquished, cast away, renounced, rejected,<br/>
-and abandoned by the Tathagata." [11]<br/>
+and abandoned by the [[Tathagata]]." [11]<br/>
 <br/>
-And the Blessed One said to Ananda:<br/>
+And the [[Blessed One]] said to [[Ananda]]:<br/>
-"Go now, Ananda, and assemble in the Service Hall<br/>
+"Go now, [[Ananda]], and assemble in the Service Hall<br/>
-such of the brethren as reside in the neighbourhood of Vesali." [12]<br/>
+such of the brethren as reside in the neighbourhood of [[Vesali]]." [12]<br/>
 <br/>
-Then the Blessed One proceeded to the Service Hall,<br/>
+Then the [[Blessed One]] proceeded to the Service Hall,<br/>
 and sat down there on the mat spread out for him.<br/>
 And when he was seated,<br/>
-the Blessed One addressed the brethren, and said: [13]<br/>
+the [[Blessed One]] addressed the brethren, and said: [13]<br/>
 <br/>
-"O brethren, ye to whom the truth has been made known,<br/>
+"O brethren, ye to whom the [[truth]] has been made known,<br/>
-having thoroughly made yourselves masters of it,<br/>
+having thoroughly made yourselves [[masters]] of it,<br/>
-practise it, meditate upon it, and spread it abroad,<br/>
+practise it, [[meditate]] upon it, and spread it abroad,<br/>
-in order that pure religion may last long and be perpetuated,<br/>
+in order that [[pure]] [[religion]] may last long and be perpetuated,<br/>
 in order that it may continue for the good<br/>
-and happiness of the great multitudes,<br/>
+and [[happiness]] of the great multitudes,<br/>
-out of pity for the world,<br/>
+out of pity for the [[world]],<br/>
-and to the good and gain of all living beings! [14]<br/>
+and to the good and gain of all [[living beings]]! [14]<br/>
 <br/>
-"Star-gazing and astrology, forecasting lucky or unfortunate events by signs,<br/>
+"Star-gazing and [[astrology]], forecasting [[lucky]] or unfortunate events by [[signs]],<br/>
-prognosticating good or evil, all these are things forbidden. [15]<br/>
+prognosticating good or [[evil]], all these are things forbidden. [15]<br/>
 <br/>
-"He who lets his heart go loose without restraint<br/>
+"He who lets his [[heart]] go loose without restraint<br/>
-shall not attain Nirvana;<br/>
+shall not attain [[Nirvana]];<br/>
-therefore, must we hold the heart in check,<br/>
+therefore, must we hold the [[heart]] in check,<br/>
-and retire from worldly excitements<br/>
+and retire from [[worldly]] excitements<br/>
-and seek tranquillity of mind. [16]<br/>
+and seek [[tranquillity]] of [[mind]]. [16]<br/>
 <br/>
-"Eat your food to satisfy your hunger,<br/>
+"Eat your [[food]] to satisfy your hunger,<br/>
-and drink to satisfy your thirst.<br/>
+and drink to satisfy your [[thirst]].<br/>
-Satisfy the necessities of life like the butterfly that sips the flower,<br/>
+Satisfy the necessities of [[life]] like the butterfly that sips the [[flower]],<br/>
-without destroying its fragrance or its texture. [17]<br/>
+without destroying its {{Wiki|fragrance}} or its {{Wiki|texture}}. [17]<br/>
 <br/>
-"It is through not understanding and grasping the four truths,<br/>
+"It is through not [[understanding]] and [[grasping]] the [[four truths]],<br/>
 O brethren, that we have gone astray so long,<br/>
-and wandered in this weary path of transmigrations,<br/>
+and wandered in this weary [[path]] of transmigrations,<br/>
 both you and I,<br/>
-until we have found the truth. [18]<br/>
+until we have found the [[truth]]. [18]<br/>
 <br/>
-"Practise the earnest meditations I have taught you.<br/>
+"Practise the earnest [[meditations]] I have taught you.<br/>
-Continue in the great struggle against sin.<br/>
+Continue in the great struggle against [[sin]].<br/>
 Walk steadily in the roads of saintship.<br/>
-Be strong in moral powers.<br/>
+Be strong in [[moral]] [[powers]].<br/>
-Let the organs of your spiritual sense be quick.<br/>
+Let the organs of your [[spiritual]] [[sense]] be quick.<br/>
-When the seven kinds of wisdom enlighten your mind,<br/>
+When the seven kinds of [[wisdom]] [[enlighten]] your [[mind]],<br/>
-you will find the noble, eightfold path that leads to Nirvana. [19]<br/>
+you will find the [[noble]], [[eightfold path]] that leads to [[Nirvana]]. [19]<br/>
 <br/>
 "Behold, O brethren,<br/>
-the final extinction of the Tathagata<br/>
+the final [[extinction]] of the [[Tathagata]]<br/>
 will take place before long.<br/>
 I now exhort you, saying:<br/>
 'All component things must grow old and be dissolved again.<br/>
-Seek ye for that which is permanent,<br/>
+Seek ye for that which is [[permanent]],<br/>
-and work out your salvation with diligence.'" [20]<br/>
+and work out your {{Wiki|salvation}} with [[diligence]].'" [20]<br/>
 {{The Gospel of Buddha}}

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