景德傳燈錄 1.41

1.41

At that time, after the World-Honoured One had spoken this verse, he again addressed Kāśyapa: 'I now transmit and entrust to you the golden-thread saṅghāṭī robe, to be handed down in turn to the one who succeeds to Buddhahood, until Maitreya Buddha appears in the world; do not let it decay.' Having heard the verse, Kāśyapa touched his head and face to [the Buddha's] feet in reverence, saying: 'Excellent, excellent! I shall obey your command, reverently following the Buddha.' At that time the World-Honoured One went to the city of Kuśinagara and addressed the great assembly: 'My back now aches; I wish to enter nirvāṇa.' He then proceeded to the twin śāla trees beside the river Hiraṇyavatī. Lying on his right side with one foot over the other, he serenely passed into peaceful extinction. He again arose from the coffin to preach the Dharma for his mother, specially revealed his two feet to convert Vāgīśa, and spoke the verse on impermanence, saying: