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Elaborate funeral preparations were carried out by the Mallas, (rulers of Kushinagar) under the supervision of Aniruddha, a follower and cousin of the Buddha. I proclaim to you all that all things are of a nature to decay – strive on tirelessly.' After delivering these last words, The Buddha closed his eyes.įor the next 6 days The Buddha’s body was kept in state. Be thorough in your efforts in attaining liberation. where there is birth, death is inevitable. The Buddha then looked quietly over the community and said, 'Bhikkhus, listen carefully to what I now say: Dhammas are impermanent. The Buddha spoke to Ananda some advice on the principle of faith, some rules to be to be respected by the monks along with instructions on the disposal of his remains.

Here, between two pairs of Sal tree (Shorea robusta ), the Buddha rested on his right side in the lion posture with his head towards the north. After reaching the Hiranyavati River, that lies south of Kushinagar, the Buddha realised that his end was very near. Here he eat a meal offered to him by a metalsmith’s son named Kunda, which further aggravated his illness. However bearing all the illness with fortitude, The Buddha continued his journey with Ananda to Kushinagar passing by the village Pava. The Buddha was eighty-one years of age at that time. The results of old age are telling on him now.

While staying at a village near Vaishali, the Buddha told Ananda that he was ill and had pain all over his body. While delivering one such last sermon the Buddha named Kushinagar as the site of his death or Mahaparinirvana. Lord Buddha preached his doctrine for 45 years travelling from place to place.

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On a full moon day of Magh (Feb) in 543 BC the Buddha left his physical self and attained Mahaparinirvana. If you have particular interest, please write to me (osgood 'at' cs.usask.ca), and I can provide you access to the broader set.Ĭlick here to go to my homepage, or here to go to my personal homepage.Kushinagar (Kushinara) is situated in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India is the final resting place of the Buddha. I have many additional panoramas available. Visitors here may also be interested in my 3D panoramas from other Indian Buddhist sites, and regular photographs of Buddhist sites in India (located on Panoramio), as well as my photosynths of Buddhist art from India. If you do not have access to Silverlight, you may still be interested in my regular photographs of Buddhist sites in India (located on Panoramio)

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Viewing these panoramas requires Microsoft Silverlight click 'ok' if you are asked to install it. Note that these panoramas depict the subject in 3 dimensions. We may have come across a reference to the effect that Xuan Zang saw this shrine, but have not located it again and believe that thiere is a high chance that our memory is off in this regard. There is sometimes a caretaker around, in which case meditation within the shrine might be particularly suitable. The site is relatively quiet, and offers some grass that may be available for meditation, but note that the site does allow for public access, which strongly elevates chance of distraction or mischief. View Larger Map Areas suitable for Meditation Kusinara (Kushinagar) - Matha Kaur Shrine Kusinara (Kushinagar) - Matha Kaur Shrine Location

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