Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Sixth Chapter for Recitation - 220
Parinibbute Bhagavati saha Parinibbānā
When the Gracious One attained Final Emancipation along with the Emancipation
āyasmā Ānando imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
venerable Ānanda spoke this verse:
“Tad-āsi yaṁ bhiṁsanakaṁ tad-āsi lomahaṁsanaṁ,
“With that there was fear, with that there was horror,
Sabbākāravarūpete Sambuddhe Parinibbute.” ti
When the Sambuddha, endowed with all noble qualities, attained Emancipation.”
Parinibbute Bhagavati ye tattha bhikkhū avītarāgā
When the Gracious One attained Final Emancipation those monks there who were not
free from passion,
appekacce bāhā paggayha kandanti, chinnapātaṁ papatanti āvaṭṭanti vivaṭṭanti:
throwing up their arms, falling down (as though) cut down, rolling backwards and
forwards as though with their feet cut off, were crying:
‘Atikhippaṁ Bhagavā parinibbuto,
‘Too quickly the Gracious One has attained Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Sugato parinibbuto,
too quickly the Fortunate One has attained Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Cakkhumā loke antarahito!’ ti
too quickly the Visionary in the world has disappeared!’
Ye pana te bhikkhū vītarāgā te satā sampajānā adhivāsenti:
But those monks who were free from passion, mindfully, with full awareness, endured,
(thinking):
“Aniccā saṅkhārā taṁ kutettha labbhā?” ti
“Impermanent are (all) processes, how can it be otherwise?”
Atha kho āyasmā Anuruddho bhikkhū āmantesi:
Then venerable Anuruddha said this to the monks:
“Alaṁ āvuso mā socittha mā paridevittha,
“Enough, friends, do not grieve, do not lament,
who is fully released you cannot say that it will arise or not arise. The question simply doesn’t
apply.