The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Sixth Chapter for Recitation
day pass, they made the fourth day pass, they made the fifth day pass,
they made the sixth day pass. 185
Then on the seventh day this occurred to the Mallas of Kusinārā:
“While honouring, respecting, revering, and worshipping the Gracious
One's body, with dance, song, music, garlands, and perfumes, after
taking it out of the city by the South, on the outside of the City to the
South we will burn the Gracious One's body.”
Now at that time eight leaders of the Mallas, having washed their
heads and put on clean clothes, (said): “Let us lift the Gracious One's
body,” but they were not able to lift (it).
Then the Mallas of Kusinārā said this to venerable Anuruddha: “What
is the reason, Anuruddha, what is the cause why eight leaders of the
Mallas, having washed their heads and put on clean clothes, (and
saying): ‘Let us lift the Gracious One's body,’ are not able to lift (it)?”
“You Vāseṭṭhas have one intention, and the Divinities have another
intention.”
“But what is the Divinities' intention, reverend Sir?”
185 Although this looks like a repetition passage, no ellipsis is marked in any
of the editions.
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