dn18:4.0 2. Ānanda’s Suggestion
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dn18:4.1 Then Venerable Ānanda thought,
dn18:4.2 “But there were also Magadhan devotees—many, and of long standing too—who have passed away.
dn18:4.3 You’d think that Aṅga and Magadha were empty of devotees who have passed away!
dn18:4.4 But they too had confidence in the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, and had fulfilled their ethics.
dn18:4.5 The Buddha hasn’t declared their passing.
dn18:4.6 It would be good to do so, for many people would gain confidence, and so be reborn in a good place.
dn18:4.7 That King Seniya Bimbisāra of Magadha was a just and principled king who benefited the brahmins and householders, and people of town and country.
dn18:4.8 People still sing his praises:
dn18:4.9 ‘That just and principled king, who made us so happy, has passed away. Life was good under his dominion.’
dn18:4.10 He too had confidence in the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, and had fulfilled his ethics.
dn18:4.11 People say:
dn18:4.12 ‘Until his dying day, King Bimbisāra sang the Buddha’s praises!’
dn18:4.13 The Buddha hasn’t declared his passing.
dn18:4.14 It would be good to do so, for many people would gain confidence, and so be reborn in a good place.
dn18:4.15 Besides, the Buddha was awakened in Magadha;
dn18:4.16 so why hasn’t he declared the rebirth of the Magadhan devotees?
dn18:4.17 If he fails to do so, they will be disheartened.”