Ayyikāsuttaṃ [SN 3.22, PTS 1.97]

2.

The Discourse on the Grandmother

133. At Sāvatthī. To King Pasenadi of Kosala seated to one side, the Blessed One said this: "Well now, from where are you coming, great king, in the middle of the day?"

"My grandmother, venerable sir, has died, old, aged, advanced in years, having traversed the span of life, having reached the final stage of life, one hundred and twenty years old by birth. And my grandmother, venerable sir, was dear to me and agreeable. If I could obtain by means of an elephant-jewel, venerable sir, 'May my grandmother not have died,' I would give an elephant-jewel - 'May my grandmother not have died.' If I could obtain by means of a horse-jewel, venerable sir, 'May my grandmother not have died,' I would give a horse-jewel - 'May my grandmother not have died.' If I could obtain by means of an excellent village, venerable sir, 'May my grandmother not have died,' I would give an excellent village - 'May my grandmother not have died.' If I could obtain by means of a district of the country, venerable sir, 'May my grandmother not have died,' I would give a district of the country - 'May my grandmother not have died.' 'All beings, great king, are subject to death, having death as their end, not gone beyond death.' 'Wonderful, venerable sir, marvellous, venerable sir! How well spoken is this, venerable sir, by the Blessed One - all beings are subject to death, having death as their end, not gone beyond death.'"

"So it is, great king, so it is, great king! All beings are subject to death, having death as their end, not gone beyond death. Just as, great king, whatever potter's vessels there are, whether raw or fired, all of them are subject to breaking, having breaking as their end, not gone beyond breaking; so too, great king, all beings are subject to death, having death as their end, not gone beyond death." This he said, etc.