Tevijjasutta 37.1-12
Tevijjasutta 37.1-12
- Language
- Pāli
37.1
Evaṃ vutte, vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
When he said this, Vāseṭṭha said to the Buddha,
37.2
“sutaṃ metaṃ, bho gotama, samaṇo gotamo brahmānaṃ sahabyatāya maggaṃ jānātī”ti.
“I have heard, worthy Gotama, that you know the path to company with Divinity.”
37.3
“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, vāseṭṭha.
“What do you think, Vāseṭṭha?
37.4
Āsanne ito manasākaṭaṃ, na ito dūre manasākaṭan”ti?
Is the village of Manasākaṭa nearby?”
37.5
“Evaṃ, bho gotama, āsanne ito manasākaṭaṃ, na ito dūre manasākaṭan”ti.
“Yes it is.”
37.6
“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, vāseṭṭha,
“What do you think, Vāseṭṭha?
37.7
idhassa puriso manasākaṭe jātasaṃvaddho.
Suppose a person was born and raised in Manasākaṭa.
37.8
Tamenaṃ manasākaṭato tāvadeva avasaṭaṃ manasākaṭassa maggaṃ puccheyyuṃ.
And as soon as they left the town some people asked them for the road to Manasākaṭa.
37.9
Siyā nu kho, vāseṭṭha, tassa purisassa manasākaṭe jātasaṃvaddhassa manasākaṭassa maggaṃ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṃ vā vitthāyitattaṃ vā”ti?
Would they be slow or hesitant to answer?”
37.10
“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.
“No, worthy Gotama.
37.11
“Taṃ kissa hetu”?
Why is that?
37.12
“Amu hi, bho gotama, puriso manasākaṭe jātasaṃvaddho, tassa sabbāneva manasākaṭassa maggāni suviditānī”ti.
Because they were born and raised in Manasākaṭa. They’re well acquainted with all the roads to the village.”
Translations (4)
- Tri znanja — sr
- Experts in the Three Vedas — English
- In den drei Veden bewandert — German
- Tevijja Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (2)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Subhasutta — Pāli