Within the Eastern Buddhist tradition of China, Vietnam, Korea and Japan, the traditional date for Buddha's death was 949 BCE, [1] but according to the Ka-tan system of the Kalachakra tradition, Buddha's death was about 833 BCE.

But not many know how the Buddha died. Ancient texts weave two stories about the Lord Buddha's death. Was it planned and willed by the Buddha, or was it food poisoning, or something else altogether?

In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit: parinirvāṇa; Pali: parinibbāna) describes the state entered after death by someone who has attained nirvana during their lifetime. It implies a release from Saṃsāra, karma and rebirth as well as the dissolution of the skandhas.

The Buddha died of old age, when he was eighty years old. The death was triggered by his body reaction to a dish of wild mushroom. He died peacefully and mindfully.

The physical death of the Buddha is termed Mahaparinirvana, the ‘great state beyond nirvana’. Shakyamuni Buddha became a tathagatha – ‘one thus gone’. According to tradition, Shakyamuni Buddha departed from his life while lying on his right side and supporting his head with his right hand, a position known as Mahaparinirvasana .

Death of Buddha is one of the most important day in history of Buddhism all over the world, and this event lead to other important events in Buddhism i.e. Ananda attained Nirvana, and beginning of Buddhist councils that shaped the present situation of Buddhism in the present world.

The Buddha is said to have died at age 80 between 486-483 B.C. in Kushinagar, lying on a bed under two trees. when he is described as having achieved mahanirvana, or absolute spiritual emancipation.

Parinirvana (Skt. parinirvāṇa; P. parinibbāna; T. yongs su mya ngan las 'das pa ཡོངས་སུ་མྱ་ངན་ལས་འདས་པ་; C. banniepan 般涅槃) is translated as "final nirvana," "complete nirvana," "nirvana-after-death," etc. Parinirvana occurs upon the death of the body of someone who has attained nirvana ...

2003年10月1日 · Although the Buddha presented himself only as a teacher and not as a god or object of worship, he is said to have performed many miracles during his lifetime (1979.511). Traditional accounts relate that he died at the age of eighty (2015.500.4.1) in Kushinagara, after ingesting a tainted piece of either mushroom or pork. His body was cremated ...

2018年8月11日 · At his death, the historical Buddha entered complete Nirvana, also called Parinirvana. This is the story of the Buddha's final days.