[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahapadanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14) › 3.1 # Mahapadanasutta 3.1: 12. Brahmayācanakathā Mahāpadānasutta 3.1 - **Language:** Pāli ### 12. Brahmayācanakathā ### [3.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.1) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa etadahosi: > Then it occurred to the Blessed One Vipassī, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.2) ‘yannūnāhaṃ dhammaṃ deseyyan’ti. > ‘Why don’t I teach the Dhamma?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.3) Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa etadahosi: > Then he thought, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.4) ‘adhigato kho myāyaṃ dhammo gambhīro duddaso duranubodho santo paṇīto atakkāvacaro nipuṇo paṇḍitavedanīyo. > ‘This principle I have discovered is deep, hard to see, hard to understand, peaceful, sublime, beyond the scope of logic, subtle, comprehensible to the astute. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.5) Ālayarāmā kho panāyaṃ pajā ālayaratā ālayasammuditā. > But people like clinging, they love it and enjoy it. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.6) Ālayarāmāya kho pana pajāya ālayaratāya ālayasammuditāya duddasaṃ idaṃ ṭhānaṃ yadidaṃ idappaccayatāpaṭiccasamuppādo. > It’s hard for them to see this topic; that is, specific conditionality, dependent origination. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.7) Idampi kho ṭhānaṃ duddasaṃ yadidaṃ sabbasaṅkhārasamatho sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo taṇhākkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbānaṃ. > It’s also hard for them to see this topic; that is, the stilling of all activities, the letting go of all attachments, the ending of craving, fading away, cessation, extinguishment. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [3.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1.8) Ahañceva kho pana dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ, pare ca me na ājāneyyuṃ; so mamassa kilamatho, sā mamassa vihesā’ti. > And if I were to teach this principle, others might not understand me, which would be wearying and troublesome for me.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ## Translations (3) - [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.3.1.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.3.1.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.3.1.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.14.64) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (13) - [Bodhirājakumārasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.43.1) — Pāli - [Pāsarāsisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.26.19.1) — Pāli - [Mahāvagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.khandhaka.mahavagga.1.5.2.4) — Pāli - [Brahmāyācanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.1.6.1.1.6) — Pāli - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.19.1) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.109) — Classical Chinese - [Kathāvatthu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.kathavatthu) — Moggaliputta Tissa, Pāli - [Mahāniddesa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.mahaniddesa) — Pāli - [Cūḷaniddesa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.culaniddesa) — Pāli - [Mahāvastu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.mahavastu) — Sanskrit - [Milindapañha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.milindapanha) — Pāli - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva) — Classical Chinese - [Lalitavistara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.lalitavistara) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.1) · Pramāṇa