SO I HAVE HEARD. At one time the Buddha was staying between a pair of sal trees in the sal forest of the Mallas at Upavattana near Kusinārā at the time of his final extinguishment.

Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him, “Sir, please don’t become fully extinguished in this little hamlet, this jungle hamlet, this branch hamlet. There are other great cities such as Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Sāketa, Kosambī, and Benares. Let the Buddha become fully extinguished there. There are many well-to-do aristocrats, brahmins, and householders there who are devoted to the Buddha. They will perform the rites of venerating the Realized One’s corpse.”

“Don’t say that, Ānanda! Don’t say that this is a little hamlet, a jungle hamlet, a branch hamlet.

• DN17.1. The Capital City of Kusāvatī

• DN17.2. The Seven Treasures

• • DN17.2.1. The Wheel Treasure

  • DN17.2.2. The Elephant Treasure

  • DN17.2.3. The Horse-Treasure

  • DN17.2.4. The Jewel Treasure

  • DN17.2.5. The Woman Treasure

  • DN17.2.6. The Householder Treasure

  • DN17.2.7. The Counselor Treasure

• DN17.3. The Four Blessings

• DN17.4. Lotus Ponds in the Palace of Principle

• DN17.5. Attaining Absorption

• DN17.6. Of All Cities

• DN17.7. The Visit of Queen Subhaddā

• DN17.8. Rebirth in the Brahmā Realm