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# Mahapadanasutta 1.34

Mahāpadānasutta 1.34

- **Language:** Pāli

### [1.34.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.1)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā vipassissa kumārassa dhātiyo upaṭṭhāpesi.

> Then the king appointed nursemaids for Prince Vipassī.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.2)

Aññā khīraṃ pāyenti, aññā nhāpenti, aññā dhārenti, aññā aṅkena pariharanti.

> Some suckled him, some bathed him, some held him, and some carried him on their hip.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.3)

Jātassa kho pana, bhikkhave, vipassissa kumārassa setacchattaṃ dhārayittha divā ceva rattiñca:

> From when he was born, a white parasol was held over him night and day, with the thought,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.4)

‘mā naṃ sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā tiṇaṃ vā rajo vā ussāvo vā bādhayitthā’ti.

> ‘Don’t let cold, heat, grass, dust, or damp bother him.’  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.5)

Jāto kho pana, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro bahuno janassa piyo ahosi manāpo.

> He was dear and beloved by many people,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.6)

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, uppalaṃ vā padumaṃ vā puṇḍarīkaṃ vā bahuno janassa piyaṃ manāpaṃ;

> like a blue water lily, or a pink or white lotus.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [1.34.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.7)

evameva kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro bahuno janassa piyo ahosi manāpo.

### [1.34.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.1.34.8)

Svāssudaṃ aṅkeneva aṅkaṃ parihariyati.

> He was always passed from hip to hip.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

## Translations (4)

- [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.1.34.1) — sr
- [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.1.34.1) — German
- [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.1.34.1) — English
- [Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-rhysdavids.1.34) — English

## Linked texts (2)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.71) — Classical Chinese
- [七佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.mahavadanasutra*zh-dharmadeva.1.66) — Classical Chinese

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