Beluva untranslated

Beluva, Beluvagāma. A village near Vesālī, where Gotama Buddha spent his last vassa. This was ten months before his death (SN­a.iii.198). According to the Commentaries (e.g., Ud­a.322; SN­a.iii.172) the Buddha did not go straight from Beluva to Vesālī, but turned back to Sāvatthī. He fell grievously ill during this period, but, by a great effort of will, overcame his sickness. During this sickness Sakka ministered to the Buddha, waiting on him and carrying on his head the Buddha’s stools when he suffered from acute dysentery (Dhp­a.iii.269 f.).

It was at this time that the Buddha, in answer to a question by Ānanda, said that he had kept nothing back from his disciples and had no special instructions for the Saṅgha to follow after his death. Each disciple must work out his own salvation. DN.ii.98 ff.; SN.v.151ff.

Ānanda is also mentioned as having stayed at Beluva after the Buddha’s death. The householder Dasama of Aṭṭhakanagara sought him there, and their conversation is recorded in the Aṭṭhakanagarasutta (MN.i.349ff.; AN.v.342ff).

Beluva was a small village, and when the Buddha was there the monks stayed in Vesālī. Beluva was just outside the gates of Vesālī (SN­a.iii.165) and was to the south of this city (MN­a.ii.571).

The Theragāthā (vs.919) states that Anuruddha died at Beluvagāma in the Vajjī country. This probably refers to Beluvagāma, in which case Veluva is a varia lectio.