[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) › [Mahaparinibbanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16) › 5.28 # Mahaparinibbanasutta 5.28 Mahāparinibbānasutta 5.28 - **Language:** Pāli ### [5.28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28.1) Evaṃ vutte, subhaddo paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: > When he had spoken, Subhadda said to the Buddha, > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [5.28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28.2) “abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante. > “Excellent, sir! Excellent! > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [5.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28.3) 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. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [5.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28.4) Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca. > I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ### [5.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28.5) Labheyyāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ, labheyyaṃ upasampadan”ti. > Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?” > — The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment ## Translations (5) - [Большое наставление об окончательной ниббане](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~ru-khantibalo.5.28.1) — Russian - [Die große Lehrrede vom Erlöschen des Buddha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~de-sabbamitta.5.28.1) — German - [Dugi govor o konačnom oslobođenju](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~sr-brankokovacevic.5.28.1) — sr - [The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-sujato.5.28.1) — English - [The Book of the Great Decease (Mahâ-parinibbâna-suttanta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16~en-rhysdavids1881.5.63) — English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16.5.28) · Pramāṇa