Three months before His passing away the Buddha addressed His disciples and said: I have reached the end of my days. Just as a worn-out cart can only be made to move with much additional care, so my body can be kept going only with much additional care. Therefore, Ananda, be a lamp and refuge unto yourselves. Look for no other refuge. Let the Truth be your lamp and your refuge. Seek no refuge elsewhere. When the Buddha passed away into Nibbana, one of His disciples remarked, All must depart—all beings that have life must shed their compounded forms. Yes, even a Master such as He, a peerless being, powerful in Wisdom and Enlightenment, even He must pass away. The parting words of the Buddha: ‘Appamadena Sampadetha Vaya Dhamma Sankhara’. ‘Work diligently. Component things are impermanent.’
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:27:29 +0000
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