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# Mahapadanasutta 2.1.1-6

Mahāpadānasutta 2.1.1-6

- **Language:** Pāli

### [2.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.1)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro bahūnaṃ vassānaṃ bahūnaṃ vassasatānaṃ bahūnaṃ vassasahassānaṃ accayena sārathiṃ āmantesi:

> Then, after many years, many hundred years, many thousand years had passed, Prince Vipassī addressed his charioteer,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [2.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.2)

‘yojehi, samma sārathi, bhaddāni bhaddāni yānāni uyyānabhūmiṃ gacchāma subhūmidassanāyā’ti.

> ‘My dear charioteer, harness the finest chariots. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [2.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.3)

‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, sārathi vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā bhaddāni bhaddāni yānāni yojetvā vipassissa kumārassa paṭivedesi:

> ‘Yes, sir,’ replied the charioteer. He harnessed the chariots and informed the prince,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [2.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.4)

‘yuttāni kho te, deva, bhaddāni bhaddāni yānāni,

> ‘Your Majesty, the finest chariots are harnessed.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [2.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.5)

yassadāni kālaṃ maññasī’ti.

> Please go at your convenience.’  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [2.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.1.6)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro bhaddaṃ bhaddaṃ yānaṃ abhiruhitvā bhaddehi bhaddehi yānehi uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyāsi.

> Then Prince Vipassī mounted a fine carriage and, along with other fine carriages, set out for the park.  
> — 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.2.1.1) — sr
- [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.2.1.1) — German
- [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.2.1.1) — English
- [Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-rhysdavids.2.1) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.14.43) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (1)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.87) — Classical Chinese

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