[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahapadanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14) › 3.3 # Mahapadanasutta 3.3 Mahāpadānasutta 3.3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3.1) Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā dakkhiṇaṃ jāṇumaṇḍalaṃ pathaviyaṃ nihantvā yena vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ etadavoca: > He arranged his robe over one shoulder, knelt on his right knee, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha Vipassī, and said, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3.2) ‘desetu, bhante, bhagavā dhammaṃ, desetu sugato dhammaṃ, > ‘Sir, let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma! Let the Holy One teach the Dhamma! > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3.3) santi sattā apparajakkhajātikā; assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti, > There are beings with little dust in their eyes. They’re in decline because they haven’t heard the teaching. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3.4) bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro’ti. > There will be those who understand the teaching!’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ## Translations (3) - [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.3.3.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.3.3.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.3.3.1) — English ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.110) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.3) · Pramāṇa