n this passage, and so takes the Buddhaâs statement here as meaning that a person who has developed the bases of power could live for a full lifespan or for a little bit more. In this case, the Pali for the last part of this compound, kappṅvasesaṃ, would mean, "an eon plus a remainder." 4. DN 11 defines the miracle of instruction as instruction in training the mind to the point of where it gains release from all suffering and stress. 5. In other words, the Buddha relinquished the will to live longer. It was this relinquishment that led to his total Unbinding three months later. 6. Reading tulaṃ as a present participle. 7. The image is of splitting a coat of mail with an arrow. - --> - - - -