sn21.2:3.1 When he said this, Venerable Ānanda said to him,
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sn21.2:3.2 “Even if the Teacher were to decay and perish? Wouldn’t that give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress in you?”
sn21.2:3.3 “Even if the Teacher were to decay and perish, that wouldn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress in me. Still, I would think:
sn21.2:3.4 ‘Oh lord, the illustrious Teacher, so mighty and powerful, has vanished!
sn21.2:3.5 If the Buddha was to remain for a long time, that would be for the welfare and happiness of the people, out of sympathy for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of gods and humans.’”
sn21.2:3.6 “That must be because Venerable Sāriputta has long ago totally eradicated I-making, mine-making, and the underlying tendency to conceit.
sn21.2:3.7 So even if the Teacher were to decay and perish, it wouldn’t give rise to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress in him.”