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== Passing == | == Passing == | ||
At the age of eighty, Gautama became seriously ill and almost died, but revived himself, thinking it was not right to die without preparing his disciples. By sheer determination, he recovered and instructed Ananda, his cousin and close disciple, that the order should live by making themselves an island—by becoming their own refuge and making the ''Dhamma'' their island, their refuge forever. | At the age of eighty, Gautama became seriously ill and almost died, but revived himself, thinking it was not right to die without preparing his disciples. By sheer determination, he recovered and instructed [[Ananda]], his cousin and close disciple, that the order should live by making themselves an island—by becoming their own refuge and making the ''Dhamma'' their island, their refuge forever. | ||
After announcing that he would die in three months, he traveled through several villages and then stayed with Cunda, the goldsmith, one of his devoted followers. According to generally accepted tradition, Cunda invited Gautama to partake of ''sukara-maddava''—a dish he had prepared unknowingly with poisoned mushrooms. After the meal, Gautama became violently ill, but bore his pain without complaint. | After announcing that he would die in three months, he traveled through several villages and then stayed with Cunda, the goldsmith, one of his devoted followers. According to generally accepted tradition, Cunda invited Gautama to partake of ''sukara-maddava''—a dish he had prepared unknowingly with poisoned mushrooms. After the meal, Gautama became violently ill, but bore his pain without complaint. | ||
His only concern was to console Cunda, who might feel responsible for his death. And thus, he compassionately asked Ananda to tell Cunda that of all the meals he had eaten, only two stood out as special blessings—one was the meal served by Sujata before his enlightenment, and the other was the food from Cunda which opened the gates to his transition. | His only concern was to console Cunda, who might feel responsible for his death. And thus, he compassionately asked Ananda to tell Cunda that of all the meals he had eaten, only two stood out as special blessings—one was the meal served by Sujata before his enlightenment, and the other was the food from Cunda which opened the gates to his [[transition]]. | ||
He passed during the full-moon of May, c. 483 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., after again advising Ananda that the ''Dhamma''—the Truth—must be his master and reminding the monks of the transiency of all conditioned things. | He passed during the full-moon of May, c. 483 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., after again advising Ananda that the ''Dhamma''—the Truth—must be his master and reminding the monks of the transiency of all conditioned things. | ||