[1169] "What do you think, brahmin — this being so, does it [that desire] have an end, or is it without an end?"
"Certainly, Master Ānanda, this being so, it has an end; it is not without an end. Excellent, Master Ānanda! Excellent, Master Ānanda! Just as if, Master Ānanda, one were to set upright what had been overturned, or to uncover what was concealed, or to point out the path to one who was lost, or to hold up an oil lamp in the darkness so that those with eyes might see forms — even so has the Dhamma been made clear by Master Ānanda in many ways. I go for refuge to Master Gotama, and to the Dhamma, and to the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. May Master Ānanda remember me as a lay follower (upāsaka) who has gone for refuge for life from this day forward."
End of the Fifth Sutta.
[Editorial footnotes in the Siam Raṭṭha text: (1) The M. (Burmese) edition reads *arahattappatte* … *evampari* (this variant pertains to the preceding passage on attaining arahantship). (2) The Yu. edition lacks the word *no*.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.