Still, I would have this thought: ), # Right single quote ('â', What a great being, of great might, of great prowess, has disappeared! For if the Blessed One were to remain for a long time, that would be for the benefit of many people, for the happiness of many people, out of sympathy for the world; for the welfare, benefit, & happiness of human & divine beings.â" "Surely," (said Ven. ṅnanda,) "itâs because Ven. Sṅriputtaâs I-making & mine-making and obsession with conceit have long been well uprooted that even if there were change & alteration in the Teacher, there would arise within him no sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, or despair." See also: DN 16; SN 47:13; AN 5:49 - --> - - - -