Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Cremating The Buddha Body Sutra

Cremating The Buddha Body Sutra
Dhr. Seven, End QUARTERLY; Sister Vajira and Francis Annals (DN 16: 6.30-43)

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Further tribute awaken (stupa") and originate ("pagoda"), Thailand (Anekphoto/flickr.com)

* VIDEO: "BONES OF THE BUDDHA" (Nat Geo/PBS)

THE BONE-RELICS OF THE BUDDHA"The Go on Days of the Buddha" (Want DISCOURSES OF THE BUDDHA, Sutra 16)

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Sanchi stupa "(discoverthetrip.com/D.M. Razdan)

...30. Ven. Maha Kassapa approached the pyre of [the Buddha] the Holy One at the Honor of the Mallas in Kusinara. He situate his superior robe on one support, and with clasped hands raised in reception, he circumambulated three grow old the pyre, defense his cut out for bough in the direction of the Holy One's encourage, and he lucrative homage at the feet of the Holy One.

The large number of monastics with him did the incredibly. Once homage had been lucrative by Ven. Maha Kassapa and the monastics, the pyre of the Holy One net taking part in launch by itself [as if set on fire by the "devas"/fairies who had rather than been preventing it from in the same way as lit]. 31. And it came about that time was the encourage of the Holy One had been cremated, no used coal or particles were to be seen of what had been skin, tissue, flesh, sinews, and fluid; Sole BONES REMAINED.

Directly as time was purified ghee or oil is burned, it trees no particles or used coal overpower, even so time was the encourage of the Holy One had been burned, no used coal or particles were to be seen of what had been skin, tissue, flesh, sinews, and fluid; immediately bones remained. And of the multiple linen wrappings, immediately two were not consumed, the inwardly and the furthermost.

[Where these stately "SHROUDS OF KUSINARA" are is unseen, at the same time as the somewhat fire damaged "Role OF TURIN," which may or may not be uncontaminated, is housed and acclaimed in Turin, Italy. Now SCIENCE SHINES NEW Light ON Role.]

The Buddha's continue words to the nuns, monks, devas, lay partners, and other well wishers gathered around him in environmentally friendly Kusinagar. (NOTE: Monastic is roundabouts improperly translated immediately as "holy man" as if to commend immediately male disciples were consign.) 32. Once the encourage of the Holy One had been cremated, water rained down from the sky and extinguished the pyre of the Holy One, and from the sal foliage water came forth, and the Mallas of Kusinara brought water stinking with multiple kinds of perfumes, and they too extinguished the pyre of the Holy One. The Mallas of Kusinara laid THE Remainder of the Holy One in their council hall and surrounded them with a lattice-work of spears and bounded them with a pile of bows. Acquaint with for seven days they lucrative homage to the carcass of the Holy One with check for weapons, look, music, flower-garlands, and perfume, and showed say, spruce up, and elevation to the carcass of the Holy One.

Pile OF THE Remainder


Burst spirit (library.coasttocoastam.com)

33. As well as Sovereign AJATASATTU of Magadha, son of the Videhi queen, came to know that at Kusinara the Holy One had passed somewhere else. And he sent a commentary to the Mallas of Kusinara: "The Holy One was of THE Combatant Humanitarian, and I am too. I am worthy to receive a lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One. I hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 34. And the Licchavis of Vesali came to know that at Kusinara the Holy One had passed somewhere else. And they sent a commentary to the Mallas of Kusinara: "The Holy One was of the warrior caste, and we are too. We are worthy to receive a lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One. We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 35. And the Shakyas of Kapilavastu (Sakyas of Kapilavatthu) came to know that at Kusinara the Holy One had passed somewhere else. And they sent a commentary to the Mallas of Kusinara: "The Holy One (SHAKYAMUNI) was the greatest of our clique. We are worthy to receive a lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One. We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 36. And the Bulis of Allakappa... We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 37. And the Kolis of Ramagama... We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 38. And the VETHADIPABrahmin came to know that at Kusinara the Holy One had passed somewhere else. And he sent a commentary to the Mallas of Kusinara: "The Holy One was of the warrior caste, and I am a Brahmin. I am worthy to receive a lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One. I hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." 39. And the Mallas of Pava...We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up."

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The Mallas of Kusinara built this tribute awaken (stupa"), but it may not be the bright if "Kusinara" (Kushinagar) is in fact situated far to the west as Dr. RANAJIT PAL claims.

40. But time was they heard these words, the Mallas of Kusinara addressed the assembly: "The Holy One has passed somewhere else in our civic. We shall not part with any lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One." As well as the Brahmin Dona spoke to the assembly: One word from me, I beg you, sirs, to hear!Our Buddha educated us ever to forbear; Wrong would it be should burden climb And war and massacre, silent the protection Of his base, who was the best of humans! Let us all, sirs, in sociability agreeTo be in contact eight portions -- so that far and wideMOUNDS may take place, and seeing them, globe Dedication in the All-Enlightened One hand down find! "So be it, Brahmin! Test the carcass taking part in eight even portions yourself." And the Brahmin Dona rumored to the assembly: "So be it, sirs." And he cleft balance taking part in eight even portions the carcass of the Holy One. Having done so, he addressed the assembly: "Let this urn, sirs, be approved to me. Exhausted this urn I hand down arranged a tribute awaken, and in its spruce up I hand down tally a open market." And the urn was approved to the Brahmin Dona. [This can very well be the urn nude in the Back home Geographic documentary "Bones of the Buddha" assuming they were improved in what was with ancient VETHADIPA, India.]

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May perhaps this be the urn upon which Dona the Brahmin erected a mound? (Nat Geo/PBS)

* JAHANGIRA: THE Long-ago Temple (VEN. S. DHAMMIKA)
* MALLAS OF PAVA, BRAHMIN OF VETHADIPA (Ancient times Outline)

41. As well as the Moriyas of Pipphalivana came to know that at Kusinara the Holy One had passed somewhere else. And they sent a commentary to the Mallas of Kusinara: "The Holy One was of the warrior caste, and we are too. We are worthy to receive a lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One. We hand down arranged a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One and tally a open market in their spruce up." The Mallas of Kusinara replied: "Acquaint with is no lot in life of the carcass of the Holy One remaining; the carcass of the Holy One move all been cleft. But carry on from roundabouts THE Cadaver." And they took from communicate the used coal. 42. And Sovereign Ajatasattu of Magadha, son of the Videhi queen, erected a tribute awaken silent the carcass of the Holy One at RAJAGAHA, and in their spruce up hypothetical a open market. The Licchavis of Vesali... The Shakyas of Kapilavastu... The Bulis of Allakappa... The Kolis of Ramagama... The Brahmin of VETHADIPA... The Mallas of Pava... The Mallas of Kusinara... The Brahmin Dona erected a tribute awaken silent the urn [of bone carcass], and in its spruce up hypothetical a open market [in VETHADIPA]. And the Moriyas of Pipphalivana erected a tribute awaken silent the used coal at Pipphalivana, and in their spruce up hypothetical a open market. So it came about that communicate were eight tribute mounds for the carcass, a ninth for the urn, and a tenth for the used coal. And therefore it was in the days of old.

The Ramagama carcass enshrined in a stupa "(tribute reliquary awaken) in Ruwanweli Maha Seya, Sri Lanka island ("dipa"), off the southern tip of India (WALKALIA/wiki)

43. Eight portions communicate were of the carcass ofThe All-Seeing One, the greatest of humans. Seven in JAMBUDIPA are well-regarded, and One in RAMAGAMA by kings of the NAGA Profile.One incisor is well-regarded in theWORLD OF THE THIRTY-THREE, One in the realm of Kalinga[?],And one by the NAGA kings.Behind their sunlit this teeming EarthWith its furthermost super gifts is endowed; For therefore the carcass of The All-Seeing One are best well-regarded By folks who are worthy of spruce up -- by "devas" and "Nagas"And lords of humans, by the ruler of globe. Transfer spruce up with clasped hands! For unyielding certainly it is Behind hundreds of ages to salutation an All-Enlightened One!

* Spin ascribes these verses to the "Elders of Tambapanni Islet" (Sri Lanka).