[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c36.4208 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4208 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.4208 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.4208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4208) 6. Subhadda Thera.—He was a brahmin of high rank (of the udicca-brāhmaṇamahāsālakula), and, having become a Paribbājaka, was living in Kusinārā when the Buddha went there on his last journey. Having heard that the Buddha would die in the third watch of the night, Subhadda went to the sāla-grove, where the Buddha lay on his death-bed, and asked Ānanda for permission to see him. But three times Ānanda refused the request, saying that the Buddha was weary. The Buddha overheard the conversation and asked Subhadda to come in. Subhadda asked the Buddha if there were any truth in the teachings of other religious instructors. The Buddha said he had no time to discuss that, but that any system devoid of the Noble Eightfold Path was useless for salvation, and he taught Subhadda the Doctrine. Subhadda asked to be allowed to join the Order, and the Buddha gave Ānanda special permission to admit him at once without waiting for the usual probationary period. Subhadda dwelt in solitude and in meditation and soon became an arahant. He was the last disciple to be converted by the Buddha.¹ - [Previous: v2.c36.4207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4207) - [Next: v2.c36.4209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4209) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4208) · Pramāṇa