[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) › [Singalasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31) › 35.1-5 # Singalasutta 35.1-5 Siṅgālasutta 35.1-5 - **Language:** Pāli ### [35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.1) Evaṃ vutte, siṅgālako gahapatiputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: > When this was said, Sigālaka the householder’s son said to the Buddha, > — Advice to Sigālaka ### [35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.2) “abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante. > “Excellent, sir! Excellent! > — Advice to Sigālaka ### [35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.3) 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. > — Advice to Sigālaka ### [35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.4) Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca. > I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. > — Advice to Sigālaka ### [35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.5) Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhagavā dhāretu, ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan”ti. > From this day forth, may the Buddha remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.” > — Advice to Sigālaka ## Translations (6) - [Mowa do Siṅgāli](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~pl-hardao.35.1) — pl - [Наставление Сингале](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~ru-khantibalo.35.1) — Russian - [Apie Singalą](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~lt-piyadassi.35.1) — lt - [Savet Sigālaki](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~sr-brankokovacevic.35.1) — sr - [Advice to Sigālaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~en-sujato.35.1) — English - [Die Unterweisung Sigālakas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31~de-sabbamitta.35.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.31.274) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.135.48) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.16.32) — Classical Chinese - [善生子經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.srgalavadasutra*zh-zhifadu.1.46) — Classical Chinese - [尸迦羅越六方禮經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.srgalavadasutra*zh-an-shigao.1.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.1-5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.31.35.1-5) · Pramāṇa