..., when a huge stūpa emerges from beneath the earth. When the door is opened, a living buddha is inside. After describing this scene in some detail, this chapter offers a commentary on its significance. It contains two works, a Chinese statue showing the Buddha and Prabhutaratna (the buddha inside...

...This chapter describes Hyecho’s visit to Kuśinagara, the place where the Buddha passed into nirvana. The chapter recounts the Buddha’s last days as set forth in the Mahāparinibbana Sutta, including the Buddha’s instructions for his cremation and burial in a stūpa, as well as his recommendation...

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