The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Sixth Chapter for Recitation
But those Divinities, who have cut off passion, they mindfully, with
full awareness, endure, (thinking): ‘Impermanent are (all) processes,
how can it be otherwise?’ ”
[42: The Preparation of the Body]
Then venerable Anuruddha and venerable Ānanda spent the rest of the
night in talk about the Teaching. Then venerable Anuruddha addressed
venerable Ānanda, (saying): “Go, Ānanda, and after entering Kusinārā
inform the Mallas of Kusinārā, (saying): ‘The Gracious One has
attained Emancipation, Vāseṭṭhas, now is the time for whatever you
are thinking.’ ”
“Very well, reverend Sir,” said venerable Ānanda, and after replying
to venerable Anuruddha, dressing in the morning time, and taking his
robes and bowl, he entered Kusinārā with a companion.
Now at that time the Mallas from Kusinārā were assembled in the
Council Hall having some business (or other). Then venerable Ānanda
approached the Mallas from Kusinārā in the Council Hall, and after
approaching he informed the Mallas of Kusinārā (saying): “The
Gracious One has attained Emancipation, Vāseṭṭhas, now is the time
for whatever you are thinking.”
After hearing this word from venerable Ānanda, the Mallas, the sons
of the Mallas, the daughters-in-law of the Mallas, and the wives of the
Mallas became miserable, depressed, with their minds given over to
suffering. Some, having dishevelled hair, were weeping, throwing up
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