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Title: Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947
Subjects: Buddha and Buddhism
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e Exalted One to accept him as alay disciple. And he sent for two robes of cloth of goldand presented them to the Master, and so went his way.But when Ananda folded the robes and the Master worethem, the golden cloth seemed to have lost its brightness—and this was because whenever One-who-has-thusattained attains to Perfect Enlightenment, as also onthe day when he passes away, the colour of his skinbecomes exceeding bright. And now, said the Master,the utter passing away of Him-who-has-thus-attained,will take place at the third watch of this night in theSala-grove of the Mallians. Come, Ananda, let us go onto the river Kakuttha. Even so, lord! said thevenerable Ananda. The Exalted One went down into the water of the riverKakuttha, and bathed and drank; and then, taking hisseat upon the bank, he spoke with Ananda concerningCunda the smith, that none should impute the leastblame to him because the Master died after receiving thelast meal at his hands. On the contrary, he said, there80
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The Masters Death are two offerings of food which are supremely precious—that which is given immediately before One-who-has-thus-come attains to Perfect Insight, and the other before hisutter passing away: and there has been laid up toCunda the smith a kamma redounding to length of life,good birth, good fortune and good fame, and to theinheritance of heaven and of sovereign power; and there-fore let not Cunda the smith feel any remorse. The Masters Death Then the Exalted One said to Ananda: Come, Ananda,let us go on to the Sala-grove of the Mallas, on thefurther side of the river Hiranyavatl. And when theywere come there, he said: Spread over for me, I prayyou, Ananda, the couch with its head to the north, betweenthe Twin Sala trees. I am weary, Ananda, and would liedown. Even so, lord! said the venerable Ananda.And the Exalted One laid himself down on his right side,with one leg resting on the other; and he was mindfuland self-possessed. And now there came to pass certain marvels,

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