About Cunda (Ven. Sṅriputtaâs Passing Away) Cunda Sutta (SN 47:13)

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('â', Venerable sir, Ven. Sṅriputta has totally unbound. Here are his bowl & robes.â It was as if my body were drugged, I lost my bearings, things werenât clear to me, on hearing that Ven. Sṅriputta had totally unbound." "But, ṅnanda, when he totally unbound, did Sṅriputta take the aggregate of virtue along with him? Did he take the aggregate of concentration⦠discernment⦠release⦠the aggregate of knowledge & vision of release along with him?" "No, lord, when he totally unbound, Ven. Sṅriputta didnât take the aggregate of virtue⦠concentration⦠discernment⦠release⦠the aggregate of knowledge & vision of release along with him. Itâs just that he was my instructor & counselor, one who exhorted, urged, roused, & encouraged me. He was tireless in teaching the Dhamma, a help to his companions in the holy life. We miss the nourishment of his Dhamma, the wealth of his Dhamma, his help in the Dhamma." "But, ṅnanda, havenât I already taught you the state of growing different with regard to all things dear & appealing, the state of becoming separate, the state of becoming otherwise? What else is there to expect? Itâs impossible that one could forbid anything born, existent, fabricated, & subject to disintegration from disintegrating. "Just as if the largest limb were to fall off of a great tree composed of heartwood, standing firm; in the same way, Sṅriputta has totally unbound from this great Saṃgha of monks composed of heartwood, standing firm. What else is there to expect? Itâs impossible that one could forbid anything born, existent, fabricated, & subject to disintegration from disintegrating. "Therefore, ṅnanda, each of you should remain with your self as an island, your self as your refuge, without anything else as a refuge. Remain with the Dhamma as an island, the Dhamma as your refuge, without anything else as a refuge. And how does a monk remain with his self as an island, his self as his refuge, without anything else as a refuge? How does he remain with the Dhamma as an island, the Dhamma as his refuge, without anything else as a refuge? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings⦠mind⦠mental qualities in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed & distress with reference to the world. This is how a monk remains with his self as an island, his self as his refuge, without anything else as a refuge, with the Dhamma as an island, the Dhamma as his refuge, without anything else as a refuge. For those who—now or after I am gone—remain with their self as an island, their self as their refuge, without anything else as a refuge, with the Dhamma as an island, the Dhamma as their refuge, without anything else as a refuge, they will be the foremost of the monks: those who are desirous of training." See also: DN 16; MN 44; SN 21:2; SN 22:84; AN 5:49; AN 5:57 - --> - - - -