Dighanikaya 27.121_2

27.121_2

Ko pana tesaṃ paṭhamaṃ pātubhavi, ko kasmiṃ vasati, kassa kiṃ pamāṇaṃ, ko upari, ko sīghaṃ gacchati, kati nesaṃ vīthiyo, kathaṃ caranti, kittake ṭhāne ālokaṃ karontīti? Ubho ekato pātubhavanti. Sūriyo paṭhamataraṃ paññāyati. Tesañhi sattānaṃ sayaṃpabhāya antarahitāya andhakāro ahosi. Te bhītatasitā ‘‘bhaddakaṃ vatassa sace āloko pātubhaveyyā’’ti cintayiṃsu. Tato mahājanassa sūrabhāvaṃ janayamānaṃ sūriyamaṇḍalaṃ uṭṭhahi. Tenevassa sūriyoti nāmaṃ ahosi. Tasmiṃ divasaṃ ālokaṃ katvā atthaṅgate puna andhakāro ahosi. Te ‘‘bhaddakaṃ vatassa sace añño āloko uppajjeyyā’’ti cintayiṃsu. Atha nesaṃ chandaṃ ñatvāva candamaṇḍalaṃ uṭṭhahi. Tenevassa candoti nāmaṃ ahosi.

Now which of them appeared first, which lives in what, what is the size of each, which is higher, which goes quickly, how many are their courses, how do they move, in how large a place do they make light? Both appeared together. The sun is perceived earlier. For when the self-radiance of those beings vanished, there was darkness. Frightened and terrified, they thought: 'How good it would be if light should appear!' Then the sun's disc arose, producing courage among the populace. Therefore its name was 'sūriya' (sun). When it had made light during the day and set, there was darkness again. They thought: 'How good it would be if another light should arise!' Then, as if knowing their desire, the moon's disc arose. Therefore its name was 'canda' (moon).