Kevattasutta 1.1-9

Kevaṭṭasutta 1.1-9

Language: Pāli

1.1

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—

So I have heard.
With Kevaḍḍha

1.2

ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā nāḷandāyaṃ viharati pāvārikambavane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Nāḷandā in Pāvārika’s Mango Grove.
With Kevaḍḍha

1.3

Atha kho kevaṭṭo gahapatiputto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho kevaṭṭo gahapatiputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

Then the householder Kevaḍḍha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
With Kevaḍḍha

1.4

“ayaṃ, bhante, nāḷandā iddhā ceva phītā ca bahujanā ākiṇṇamanussā bhagavati abhippasannā.

“Sir, this Nāḷandā is successful and prosperous, populous and full of people.
With Kevaḍḍha

1.5

Sādhu, bhante, bhagavā ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ samādisatu, yo uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissati;

Please direct a mendicant to perform a superhuman demonstration of psychic power.
With Kevaḍḍha

1.6

evāyaṃ nāḷandā bhiyyoso mattāya bhagavati abhippasīdissatī”ti.

Then Nāḷandā will become even more devoted to the Buddha!”
With Kevaḍḍha

1.7

Evaṃ vutte, bhagavā kevaṭṭaṃ gahapatiputtaṃ etadavoca:

When he said this, the Buddha said,
With Kevaḍḍha

1.8

“na kho ahaṃ, kevaṭṭa, bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desemi:

“Kevaḍḍha, I do not teach Dhamma to the mendicants like this:
With Kevaḍḍha

1.9

‘etha tumhe, bhikkhave, gihīnaṃ odātavasanānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karothā’”ti.

‘Come now, mendicants, perform a superhuman demonstration of psychic power for the white-clothed laypeople.’”
With Kevaḍḍha

Translations (4)

Razgovor sa Kevaddhom — sr
With Kevaḍḍha — English
Mit Kevaḍḍha — German
Kevaddha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English

Commentaries (1)

Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Linked texts (1)

長阿含經 — Classical Chinese