Mahapadanasutta 3.3
Mahāpadānasutta 3.3
- Language
- Pāli
3.3.1
Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā dakkhiṇaṃ jāṇumaṇḍalaṃ pathaviyaṃ nihantvā yena vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ etadavoca:
He arranged his robe over one shoulder, knelt on his right knee, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha Vipassī, and said,
3.3.2
‘desetu, bhante, bhagavā dhammaṃ, desetu sugato dhammaṃ,
‘Sir, let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma! Let the Holy One teach the Dhamma!
3.3.3
santi sattā apparajakkhajātikā; assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti,
There are beings with little dust in their eyes. They’re in decline because they haven’t heard the teaching.
3.3.4
bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro’ti.
There will be those who understand the teaching!’
Translations (3)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese