[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) › [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9) › 55.1-5 # With Poṭṭhapāda 55.1-5 Poṭṭhapādasutta 55.1-5 - **Language:** Pāli ### [55.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.1) Citto pana hatthisāriputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: > But Citta Hatthisāriputta said to the Buddha, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [55.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.2) “abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante. > “Excellent, sir! Excellent! > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [55.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.3) 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, so too the Buddha has made the teaching clear in many ways. > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [55.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.4) Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca. > I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [55.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.5) Labheyyāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ, labheyyaṃ upasampadan”ti. > Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?” > — With Poṭṭhapāda ## Translations (4) - [Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~sr-brankokovacevic.55.1) — sr - [Mit Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~de-sabbamitta.55.1) — German - [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~en-sujato.55.1) — English - [Potthapada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~en-rhysdavids.1.55) — English ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.60) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.1-5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.55.1-5) · Pramāṇa