Timeline for Why does the Buddha blame Ananda asking him to remain living forever?
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| Jan 26, 2019 at 15:09 | comment | added | Karen | I don't think that the Buddha entered his Paribbana because he 'had' to fulfil his promise to Mara, but rather, because the time was right. The Buddha didn't 'have' to do anything. So, this response can be improved, if the author has the knowledge or the resources from his/her Canon on the 4 personifications of Mara. Mara, I posit is a part of the 'I ' conceit, the other part is the Khandas, also I think 4 of them. So there is a deeper meaning here, but don;t you agree that the Buddha did not 'have' to do anything.? | |
| Jan 25, 2019 at 17:31 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | @OyaMist thanks but I'm too lazy to search the suttas/sutras to quote for making an answer | |
| Jan 25, 2019 at 11:43 | comment | added | OyaMist | Mishu, just write the answer so we can upvote it. :D | |
| Jan 25, 2019 at 4:38 | comment | added | Mishu 米殊 | This answer can be improved, if the author has the knowledge or the resources from his Canon on the part about Mara's request. Mara had requested Buddha to enter Parinirvana right after his enlightenment. Buddha responded that he had to do three things first, the last was establishing the Samgha - because Ananda didn't request Buddha to stay living until the end of the world (representing the Samgha) that meant all his three things were done. Therefore he had to fulfill his promise to Mara. | |
| Jan 25, 2019 at 3:35 | history | answered | santa100 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |