Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Sixth Chapter for Recitation - 231
tato me idaṁ Mandāravapupphaṁ gahitan.”-ti
therefore I am holding this Mandārava flower.”
Tattha ye te bhikkhū avītarāgā
Then those monks there who were not free from passion,
appekacce bāhā paggayha kandanti,
some, throwing up their arms, were weeping,
chinnapātaṁ papatanti āvaṭṭanti vivaṭṭanti:
falling down (as though) cut down, rolling backwards and forwards as though with their
feet cut off, they were crying:
‘Atikhippaṁ Bhagavā parinibbuto,
‘Too quickly the Gracious One has attained Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Sugato parinibbuto,
too quickly the Fortunate One has attained Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Cakkhumā loke antarahito!’ ti
too quickly the Visionary in the world has disappeared!’
Ye pana te bhikkhū vītarāgā te satā sampajānā adhivāsenti:
But those monks who were free from passion, mindfully, with full awareness, endured,
(thinking):
“Aniccā saṅkhārā taṁ kutettha labbhā?” ti
“Impermanent are (all) processes, how can it be otherwise?”
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Tena kho pana samayena Subhaddo nāma vuḍḍhapabbajito
Now at that time one who had gone forth in old age, named Subhadda
tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti.
was sitting in that group. 262
Atha kho Subhaddo vuḍḍhapabbajito te bhikkhū etad-avoca:
Then Subhadda, who had gone forth in old age, said this to those monks:
“Alaṁ āvuso mā socittha mā paridevittha,
“Enough, friends, do not grieve, do not lament,
sumuttā mayaṁ tena Mahāsamaṇena upaddutā ca homa:
we are now freed from that troublesome Great Ascetic, (saying):
262 This is a different Subaddha than the one mentioned earlier.