Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.540

v2.c29.540

A Buddha is not completely immune from disease (e.g., Gotama). Every Buddha has the power of living for one whole kappa,⁶⁴ but no Buddha does so, his term of life being shortened by reason of climate and the food he takes.⁶⁵ No Buddha, however, dies till the sāsana is firmly established.⁶⁶ There are three parinibbāna in the case of a Buddha: kilesa-parinibbāna, khandha-parinibbāna and dhātu-parinibbāna. The first takes place under the Bodhi-tree, the second at the moment of the Buddha’s death, the third long after.⁶⁷ Some Buddhas live longer than others; those that are dīghāyuka have only sammukhasāvakā (disciples who hear the Doctrine from the Buddha himself), and at their death their relics are not scattered, only a single thūpa being erected over them.⁶⁸ Short-lived Buddhas hold the uposatha once a fortnight; others (e.g. Kassapa Buddha) may have it once in six months; yet others (e.g.