Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.s2.12

c8.s2.12

“My existence is ripening to its close, the end of my life is near.
I go hence, ye remain behind; the place of refuge is ready for me.
Be watchful without intermission, walk evermore in holiness;
Aye resolute and aye prepared keep ye, O disciples, your minds.
He who evermore walks without stumbling, true to the word of truth,
Struggles into freedom from birth and death, presses through to the end of all suffering.”