Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation - 200
Kosinārake Malle kulaparivattaso kulaparivattaso ṭhapetvā
having segregated the Mallas family by family,
Bhagavantaṁ vandāpesi:
made them worship the Gracious One, (saying):
“Itthannāmo Bhante Mallo saputto sabhariyo sapariso sāmacco
“A Malla named so and so, together with his children, wife, dependents, and councillors
Bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī.” ti
worships the Gracious One’s feet with his head.”
Atha kho āyasmā Ānando, etena upāyena, paṭhameneva yāmena,
Then venerable Ānanda, in this way, during the first watch of the night,
Kosinārake Malle Bhagavantaṁ vandāpesi.
made the Mallas of Kusinārā worship the Gracious One.
[39: Subhaddo Pacchimo Sakkhisāvako]
[Subhaddha, the Last Direct Disciple]
Tena kho pana samayena Subhaddo nāma paribbājako Kusinārāyaṁ paṭivasati.
Now at that time a wanderer named Subhadda 234 had arrived at Kusinārā.
Assosi kho Subhaddo paribbājako:
The wanderer Subhadda heard:
“Ajja kira rattiyā pacchime yāme,
“Today, it seems, in the last watch of the night,
samaṇassa Gotamassa Parinibbānaṁ bhavissatī.” ti
will be the ascetic Gotama’s attainment of Final Emancipation.”
Atha kho Subhaddassa paribbājakassa etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to the wanderer Subhadda:
“Sutaṁ kho pana metaṁ paribbājakānaṁ vuḍḍhānaṁ mahallakānaṁ,
“I have heard this from old, elderly wanderers,
234 The Commentary says he was a clothed wanderer (channaparibbājaka) born into a brāhmaṇa
family, and gives an interesting story telling how there were two brothers in a previous life who
made offerings (to Paccekabuddhas, it seems, though it is not stated). The elder brother gave
offerings 9 times from each crop and was reborn as the person who became Aññāta Koṇḍañña
(the first disciple to attain), and the younger one also gave an offering and was later reborn as
Subhadda (the last direct disciple to attain).