Mahapadanasutta 3.8: 13. Aggasāvakayuga
Mahāpadānasutta 3.8
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13. Aggasāvakayuga
3.8.1
Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa etadahosi:
Then it occurred to the Blessed One Vipassī, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha,
3.8.2
‘kassa nu kho ahaṃ paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ,
‘Who should I teach first of all?
3.8.3
ko imaṃ dhammaṃ khippameva ājānissatī’ti?
Who will quickly understand this teaching?’
3.8.4
Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa etadahosi:
Then he thought,
3.8.5
‘ayaṃ kho khaṇḍo ca rājaputto tisso ca purohitaputto bandhumatiyā rājadhāniyā paṭivasanti paṇḍitā viyattā medhāvino dīgharattaṃ apparajakkhajātikā.
‘That Khaṇḍa, the king’s son, and Tissa, the high priest’s son, are astute, competent, intelligent, and have long had little dust in their eyes.
3.8.6
Yannūnāhaṃ khaṇḍassa ca rājaputtassa, tissassa ca purohitaputtassa paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ, te imaṃ dhammaṃ khippameva ājānissantī’ti.
Why don’t I teach them first of all? They will quickly understand this teaching.’
Translations (3)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English