Just as one sees no soot nor ash when glue or oil is burned, so, as the body of the Blessed One burned itself away, from the skin and the integument, and the flesh, and the nerves, and the fluid of the joints, neither soot nor ash was seen:  and only the bones remained behind.  And of those five hundred pieces of raiment the very innermost and outermost were both consumed.  And when the body of the Blessed One had been burned up, there came down streams of water from the sky and extinguished the funeral pile of the Blessed One; and there burst forth streams of water from the storehouse of the waters (beneath the earth), and extinguished the funeral pile of the Blessed One.  The Mallas of Kusinara also brought water scented with all kinds of perfumes, and extinguished the funeral pile of the Blessed One.

Then the Mallas of Kusinara surrounded the bones of the Blessed One in their council hall with a lattice work of spears, and with a rampart of bows; and there for seven days they paid honor and reverence and respect and homage to them with dance and song and music, and with garlands and perfumes.

Now the king of Magadha, Agatasattu, the son of the queen of the Videha clan, heard the news that the Blessed One had died at Kusinara.  Then the king of Magadha, Agatasattu, the son of the queen of the Videha clan, sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying, “The Blessed One belonged to the soldier caste, and I too am of the soldier caste.  I am worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Blessed One.  Over the remains of the Blessed One will I put up a sacred cairn, and in honor thereof will I celebrate a feast!”

And the Likkhavis of Vesali heard the news that the Blessed One had died at Kusinara.  And the Likkhavis of Vesali sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying, “The Blessed One belonged to the soldier caste, and we too are of the soldier caste.  We are worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Blessed One.  Over the remains of the Blessed One will we put up a sacred cairn, and in honor thereof will we celebrate a feast!”

And the Sakiyas of Kapila-vatthu heard the news that the Blessed One had died at Kusinara.  And the Sakiyas of Kapila-vatthu sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying “The Blessed One was the pride of our race.  We are worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Blessed One.  Over the remains of the Blessed One will we put up a sacred cairn, and in honor thereof will we celebrate a feast!”

And the Bulis of Allakappa heard the news that the Blessed One had died at Kusinara.  And the Bulis of Allakappa sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying, “The Blessed One belonged to the soldier caste, and we too are of the soldier caste.  We are worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Blessed One.  Over the remains of the Blessed One will we put up a sacred cairn, and in honor thereof will we celebrate a feast!”

And the Brahman of Vethadipa heard the news that the Blessed One had died at Kusinara.  And the Brahman of Vethadipa sent a messenger to the Mallas, saying, “The Blessed One belonged to the soldier caste, and I am a Brahman.  I am worthy to receive a portion of the relics of the Blessed One.  Over the remains of the Blessed One will I put up a sacred cairn, and in honor thereof will I celebrate a feast!”