sn47.13:6.1 “Ānanda, did I not prepare for this when I explained that
sn47.13:6.2 we must be parted and separated from all we hold dear and beloved?
sn47.13:6.3 How could it possibly be so that what is born, created, conditioned, and liable to wear out should not wear out?
sn47.13:6.4 That is not possible.
sn47.13:6.5 Suppose there was a large tree standing with heartwood, and the largest branch broke off.
sn47.13:6.6 In the same way, in the great Saṅgha that stands with heartwood, Sāriputta has become fully quenched.
sn47.13:6.7 How could it possibly be so that what is born, created, conditioned, and liable to wear out should not wear out?
sn47.13:6.8 That is not possible.
sn47.13:6.9 So Ānanda, live as your own island, your own refuge, with no other refuge. Let the teaching be your island and your refuge, with no other refuge.