An Episode from the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16) After spending the rainy season retreat at Beluva, the Buddha informed the monk Ānanda that in three months’ time he would attain final extinguishment (Mahāparinibbāna). After this, they set out on the journey toward Kusinārā.This discourse recounts the Buddha’s gradual journey, during which he continued to teach…