The Long Āgama Sūtra 23.4
長阿含經 23.4
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- Classical Chinese
23.4
時,有婆羅門名究羅檀頭,止佉㝹婆提村,其村豐樂,人民熾盛,園觀浴池,樹木清涼,波斯匿王即封此村與究羅檀頭婆羅門,以為梵分。此婆羅門七世已來父母真正,不為他人之所輕毀,異學三部諷誦通利,種種經書盡能分別,世典幽微靡不綜練,又能善於大人相法、瞻候吉凶、祭祀儀禮,有五百弟子,教授不廢。時,婆羅門欲設大祀,辦五百特牛、五百牸牛、五百特犢、五百牸犢、五百羖羊、五百羯羊,欲以供祀。
There was a priest named Kūṭatāṇḍya who lived in [Khānumata]. The town was bountiful, and the people were flourishing. It had scenic parks, bathing ponds, and refreshing trees. King Prasenajit had granted this town to the priest Kūṭatāṇḍya as his priestly due. This priest was descended from seven generations of fathers and mothers who were genuine, so he wasn’t slighted by others. He had mastered the three Vedas, could discern all the various kinds of scriptures, and was learned about all the subtleties of worldly literature. He was also skilled in the way of the great man’s signs, divining fortune and misfortune, and ritual sacrifices and etiquette. He had 500 disciples whom he taught without exception.
That priest was about to arrange a large sacrifice at the time. He had acquired 500 bulls, 500 cows, 500 bull calves, 500 heifer calves, 500 ewes, and 500 wethers to offer as sacrifices.
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- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Kūṭadantasutta — Pāli