佛說處處經 1.18
English (machine translation) 1.18
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1.18
"That the Buddha relinquished twenty years of his remaining lifespan is due to three nidānas: first, because worldly people are attached to the body; second, because what was to be taught was already exhausted; third, for fear that evil people would slander him and incur heavy offenses; therefore he entered parinirvāṇa. When the Buddha departed transcending the world, he did not take his body with him, nor did he take his mind with him; it was merely the cessation of suffering. Earth, water, fire, wind, and space are constantly in the world without interruption.
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