Mahaparinibbanasutta 5.28
Mahāparinibbānasutta 5.28
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- Pāli
5.28.1
Evaṃ vutte, subhaddo paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
When he had spoken, Subhadda said to the Buddha,
5.28.2
“abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante.
“Excellent, sir! Excellent!
5.28.3
Seyyathāpi, bhante, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.
As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, the Buddha has made the teaching clear in many ways.
5.28.4
Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.
I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.
5.28.5
Labheyyāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ, labheyyaṃ upasampadan”ti.
Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”