unrivaled in the world, the Realized One, attained to power, the Buddha was fully quenched.” When the Buddha was fully quenched, Sakka, lord of gods, spoke this verse: Then Anuruddha addressed the mendicants: But the deities who are free of desire endure, mindful and aware, thinking: ‘Conditions are impermanent. How could it possibly be otherwise?’” Ānanda and Anuruddha spent the rest of the night talking about Dhamma. “Enough, reverends, do not grieve or lament. Did the Buddha not prepare us fo