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'''The Book of the Great Decease''' (DN16), or Book of the Great Nirvana-after-death (Maha [[Parinirvana]]) is a recounting of Gautama Buddha's last days on Earth.
'''The Book of the Great Decease''' (DN16), or Book of the Great Nirvana-after-death (Maha [[Parinirvana]]) is a recounting of Gautama Buddha's last days on Earth.

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	'''The Book of the Great Decease''' (DN16), or Book of the Great Nirvana-after-death (Maha [[Parinirvana]]) is a recounting of Gautama Buddha's last days on Earth.		'''The Book of the Great Decease''' (DN16), or Book of the Great Nirvana-after-death (Maha [[Parinirvana]]) is a recounting of Gautama Buddha's last days on Earth.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	===Chapter Two===		===Chapter Two===

	Chapter Two is a [[Connection Manual]]. It provides guidance on how to make strong and permanent [[Connection]] so that you don't have to be constantly 'reborn.' Here, I see "rebirth" as entry into [[Normal Consciousness]] after having experienced a powerful [[Connection Event]]. You are "brought down" by ~~the~~ all the toxicity and crap in the world around you. In order to avoid this "rebirth" into normal consciousness, we must rise above the toxicity that surrounds us. We must detach from the world as it is. In Buddhism, this guidance involves understanding and applying the Four Noble Truths, which are 1) that attachment to impermanent things is unsatisfying, 2) that if you crave these things you'll never be satisfied, 3) that only by giving up your attachment to impermanent things can you hope to be happy, healthy, satisfied, and connected, and that the way to do that is to follow the [[Eightfold Path]]		Chapter Two is a [[Connection Manual]]. It provides guidance on how to make strong and permanent [[Connection]] so that you don't have to be constantly 'reborn.' Here, I see "rebirth" as entry into [[Normal Consciousness]] after having experienced a powerful [[Connection Event]]. You are "brought down" by all the toxicity and crap in the world around you. In order to avoid this "rebirth" into normal consciousness, we must rise above the toxicity that surrounds us. We must detach from the world as it is. In Buddhism, this guidance involves understanding and applying the Four Noble Truths, which are 1) that attachment to impermanent things is unsatisfying, 2) that if you crave these things you'll never be satisfied, 3) that only by giving up your attachment to impermanent things can you hope to be happy, healthy, satisfied, and connected, and that the way to do that is to follow the [[Eightfold Path]]

	In this chapter Tathagata points out that one is only able to complete the process only when one is completely detached from people, when "lust, hatred, and delusion" have been reduced to nothing, when the person is thoughtful and mindful, and when they engage (as noted above) in the eighfold [[Right Action]] of the [[Eightfold Path]].		In this chapter Tathagata points out that one is only able to complete the process only when one is completely detached from people, when "lust, hatred, and delusion" have been reduced to nothing, when the person is thoughtful and mindful, and when they engage (as noted above) in the eighfold [[Right Action]] of the [[Eightfold Path]].

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	Chapter five contains statements designed to prop up the status of Tathagata and his teachings. It is proper to ~~honor~~, revere, and venerate the Tathagata. At one point, Tathagatha gets annoyed at a fellow by the name of UPavana who "gets in the way" of people ~~view of~~ him. It is proper to build monuments to ~~the~~ the birthplace, the place of "perfect insight," the point where Tathagata steps onto/into, or sets down the "[[Kingdom of Righteousness]], and finally the place where he expires.		Chapter five contains statements designed to prop up the status of Tathagata and his teachings. It is proper to honour, revere, and venerate the Tathagata. At one point, Tathagatha gets annoyed at a fellow by the name of UPavana who "gets in the way" of people trying to see him. It is proper to build monuments to the birthplace, the place of "perfect insight," the point where Tathagata steps onto/into, or sets down the "[[Kingdom of Righteousness]], and finally, the place where he expires.

	<blockquote class="quotation">Few and far between are the Tathagatas, the Arahat Buddhas who appear in the world: and now ~~to-day~~, in the last watch of the night, the death of a Tathagata will take place; and this eminent brother stands in front of the Tathagata, concealing him, and in his last hour we are prevented from beholding the Tathagata;"<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents) . Kindle Edition. </ref></blockquote>		<blockquote class="quotation">Few and far between are the Tathagatas, the Arahat Buddhas who appear in the world: and now today, in the last watch of the night, the death of a Tathagata will take place; and this eminent brother stands in front of the Tathagata, concealing him, and in his last hour we are prevented from beholding the Tathagata;"<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents) . Kindle Edition. </ref></blockquote>

	===Chapter Six===		===Chapter Six===

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	Chapter Two is a [[Connection Manual]]. It provides guidance on how to make strong and permanent [[Connection]] so that you don't have to be constantly 'reborn' ~~(i.e~~, ~~floating between~~ [[Normal Consciousness]] ~~and~~ [[Connection]], in order to ~~transcend~~, as we ~~would say on~~ the ~~[[LP]]~~, ~~[[Normal Consciousness]]. This~~ guidance involves understanding and applying the Four Noble Truths, which are 1) that attachment to impermanent things is unsatisfying, 2) that if you crave these things you'll never be satisfied, 3) that only by giving up your attachment to impermanent things can you hope to be happy, healthy, satisfied, and connected, and that the way to do that is to follow the [[Eightfold Path]]		Chapter Two is a [[Connection Manual]]. It provides guidance on how to make strong and permanent [[Connection]] so that you don't have to be constantly 'reborn.' Here, I see "rebirth" as entry into [[Normal Consciousness]] after having experienced a powerful [[Connection Event]]. You are "brought down" by the all the toxicity and crap in the world around you. In order to avoid this "rebirth" into normal consciousness, we must rise above the toxicity that surrounds us. We must detach from the world as it is. In Buddhism, this guidance involves understanding and applying the Four Noble Truths, which are 1) that attachment to impermanent things is unsatisfying, 2) that if you crave these things you'll never be satisfied, 3) that only by giving up your attachment to impermanent things can you hope to be happy, healthy, satisfied, and connected, and that the way to do that is to follow the [[Eightfold Path]]

	In this chapter Tathagata points out that one is only able to complete the process only when one is completely detached from people, when "lust, hatred, and delusion" have been reduced to nothing, when the person is thoughtful and mindful, and when they engage (as noted above) in the eighfold [[Right Action]] of the [[Eightfold Path]].		In this chapter Tathagata points out that one is only able to complete the process only when one is completely detached from people, when "lust, hatred, and delusion" have been reduced to nothing, when the person is thoughtful and mindful, and when they engage (as noted above) in the eighfold [[Right Action]] of the [[Eightfold Path]].

	In this chapter, Buddha references the [[Four Stages of enlightenment]], noting the requirements that must be present at each stage.		In this chapter, Buddha references the [[Four Stages of enlightenment]], noting the requirements that must be present at each stage.

	===Chapter Three===		===Chapter Three===

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	Some concluding remarks, the impact of Buddha's death on his followers, the people, etc. The details of his illustrious funeral, the petty bickering over his possessions, the final peaceful resolution and distribution of his ~~good~~		Some concluding remarks, the impact of Buddha's death on his followers, the people, etc. The details of his illustrious funeral, the petty bickering over his possessions, the final peaceful resolution and distribution of his goods.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	Chapter Three is a [[Book of Magic]]. In this chapter, Buddha provides guidance on gaining greater control over the material world, so much so that the individual ~~even~~ has a certain power over even death.		Chapter Three is a [[Book of Magic]]. In this chapter, Buddha provides guidance on gaining greater control over the material world, so much so that the individual has a certain power over even death. Teleportation is also noted.

	===Notions===		===Notions===

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	In this chapter, Buddha references the [[Four Stages of enlightenment]], noting the requirements that must be present at each stage.		In this chapter, Buddha references the [[Four Stages of enlightenment]], noting the requirements that must be present at each stage.

	===Chapter Three==		===Chapter Three===

	Chapter Three is a [[Book of Magic]]. In this chapter, Buddha provides guidance on gaining greater control over the material world, so much so that the individual even has a certain power over even death.		Chapter Three is a [[Book of Magic]]. In this chapter, Buddha provides guidance on gaining greater control over the material world, so much so that the individual even has a certain power over even death.
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	===Chapter Four===		===Chapter Four===

			Chapter four is a [[Discernment Manual]]. It provides advice on how to tell false teachings from true. The advice comes down to "compare it to Buddhist scripture" and against the teachings of an authentic order. If they don't align, then it doesn't matter who is saying it (brother, elder, etc.), "...this is not the word of the Blessed One, and has been wrongly grasped by that brother."<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents). Kindle Edition."</ref>

			This chapter also contains some references to Tathaga's [[Power over the Material World]], his ability to clarify water, his ability to stay calm, and an apparent power of [[Transfiguration]].

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			'It is even so, Ananda. Ananda, there: are two occasions on which the colour of the skin of a Tathagata becomes clear and exceeding bright. What are the two?'<ref>
			Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents) . Kindle Edition. </ref>
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	===Chapter Five===		===Chapter Five===

			Chapter five contains statements designed to prop up the status of Tathagata and his teachings. It is proper to honor, revere, and venerate the Tathagata. At one point, Tathagatha gets annoyed at a fellow by the name of UPavana who "gets in the way" of people view of him. It is proper to build monuments to the the birthplace, the place of "perfect insight," the point where Tathagata steps onto/into, or sets down the "[[Kingdom of Righteousness]], and finally the place where he expires.

			<blockquote class="quotation">Few and far between are the Tathagatas, the Arahat Buddhas who appear in the world: and now to-day, in the last watch of the night, the death of a Tathagata will take place; and this eminent brother stands in front of the Tathagata, concealing him, and in his last hour we are prevented from beholding the Tathagata;"<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents) . Kindle Edition. </ref></blockquote>

	===Chapter Six===		===Chapter Six===

			Some concluding remarks, the impact of Buddha's death on his followers, the people, etc. The details of his illustrious funeral, the petty bickering over his possessions, the final peaceful resolution and distribution of his good

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
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