Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.778
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.778
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It is significant that, in spite of the accounts given of the greatness of Kapilavatthu, it was not mentioned by Ānanda among the great cities, in one of which, in his opinion, the Buddha could more fittingly have died than in Kusinārā.³² After the Buddha's death, a portion of the relics was claimed by the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu, and a shrine to hold them was erected in the city.³³ Here was deposited the rug (paccattha-raṇa) used by the Buddha.³⁴