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The Shrine

“SN 51.10 Cetiya Sutta: The Shrine”

Here the Buddha hints to Ānanda that he could live for an aeon if he was asked to but Ānanda doesn’t get it. This is one of the texts that sets up Ānanda as a fall guy. He is given the blame for the Buddha not living even now.

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