Brahmajalasutta 1.20
Brahmajālasutta 1.20
- Language
- Pāli
1.20.1
‘Yathā vā paneke bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā saddhādeyyāni bhojanāni bhuñjitvā te kuhakā ca honti, lapakā ca nemittikā ca nippesikā ca, lābhena lābhaṃ nijigīsitāro ca
‘There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food given in faith, still engage in deceit, flattery, hinting, and belittling, and using material things to chase after other material things.
1.20.2
iti evarūpā kuhanalapanā paṭivirato samaṇo gotamo’ti—
The ascetic Gotama refrains from such fawning and flattery.’
1.20.3
iti vā hi, bhikkhave, puthujjano tathāgatassa vaṇṇaṃ vadamāno vadeyya.
Such is an ordinary person’s praise of the Realized One.
1.20.4
Majjhimasīlaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.
The middle section on ethics is complete.
Translations (5)
- Das göttliche Netz — German
- The Divine Net — English
- Наставление о величайшей сети — Russian
- Najobuhvatnija mreža gledišta — sr
- Brahmajala Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 梵網六十二見經 — Classical Chinese
- Sāmaññaphalasutta — Pāli