Mahapadanasutta 2.15: 9. Bodhisattapabbajjā
Mahāpadānasutta 2.15
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- Pāli
9. Bodhisattapabbajjā
2.15.1
Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro sārathiṃ āmantesi:
Then the prince addressed the charioteer,
2.15.2
‘tena hi, samma sārathi, rathaṃ ādāya itova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāhi.
‘Well then, my dear charioteer, take the chariot and return to the royal compound.
2.15.3
Ahaṃ pana idheva kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajissāmī’ti.
I shall shave off my hair and beard right here, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.’
2.15.4
‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, sārathi vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā rathaṃ ādāya tatova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāsi.
‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied the charioteer and did so.
2.15.5
Vipassī pana kumāro tattheva kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbaji.
Then Prince Vipassī shaved off his hair and beard, dressed in ocher robes, and went forth from the lay life to homelessness.
Translations (3)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli