Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4210

v2.c36.4210

Buddhaghosa says² that when the Buddha gave him permission to ordain Subhadda, Ānanda took him outside, poured water over his head, made him repeat the formula of the impermanence of the body, shaved off his hair and beard, clad him in yellow robes, made him repeat the Three Refuges, and then led him back to the Buddha. The Buddha himself admitted Subhadda to the higher ordination and gave him a subject for meditation. Subhadda took this, and, walking up and down in a quiet part of the grove, attained arahantship and came and sat down beside the Buddha.