King Mahāsudassana 1.22: 4. Dhammapāsādapokkharaṇī
Mahāsudassanasutta 1.22
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4. Dhammapāsādapokkharaṇī
1.22.1
Atha kho, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa etadahosi:
Then King Mahāsudassana thought,
1.22.2
‘yannūnāhaṃ imāsu tālantarikāsu dhanusate dhanusate pokkharaṇiyo māpeyyan’ti.
‘Why don’t I have lotus ponds built between the palms, at intervals of a hundred bow lengths?’
1.22.3
Māpesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tāsu tālantarikāsu dhanusate dhanusate pokkharaṇiyo.
So that’s what he did.
1.22.4
Tā kho panānanda, pokkharaṇiyo catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ iṭṭhakāhi citā ahesuṃ—
The lotus ponds were lined with tiles of four colors,
1.22.5
ekā iṭṭhakā sovaṇṇamayā, ekā rūpiyamayā, ekā veḷuriyamayā, ekā phalikamayā.
made of gold, silver, beryl, and crystal.
1.22.6
Tāsu kho panānanda, pokkharaṇīsu cattāri cattāri sopānāni ahesuṃ catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ,
And four flights of stairs of four colors descended into each lotus pond,
1.22.7
ekaṃ sopānaṃ sovaṇṇamayaṃ ekaṃ rūpiyamayaṃ ekaṃ veḷuriyamayaṃ ekaṃ phalikamayaṃ.
made of gold, silver, beryl, and crystal.
1.22.8
Sovaṇṇamayassa sopānassa sovaṇṇamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, rūpiyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The golden stairs had posts of gold, and banisters and finials of silver.
1.22.9
Rūpiyamayassa sopānassa rūpiyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, sovaṇṇamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The silver stairs had posts of silver, and banisters and finials of gold.
1.22.10
Veḷuriyamayassa sopānassa veḷuriyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, phalikamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The beryl stairs had posts of beryl, and banisters and finials of crystal.
1.22.11
Phalikamayassa sopānassa phalikamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, veḷuriyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The crystal stairs had posts of crystal, and banisters and finials of beryl.
1.22.12
Tā kho panānanda, pokkharaṇiyo dvīhi vedikāhi parikkhittā ahesuṃ ekā vedikā sovaṇṇamayā, ekā rūpiyamayā.
Those lotus ponds were surrounded by two balustrades, made of gold and silver.
1.22.13
Sovaṇṇamayāya vedikāya sovaṇṇamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, rūpiyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The golden balustrades had posts of gold, and banisters and finials of silver.
1.22.14
Rūpiyamayāya vedikāya rūpiyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, sovaṇṇamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca.
The silver balustrades had posts of silver, and banisters and finials of gold.
Translations (4)
- Kralj Mahasudassana — sr
- Der König Mahāsudassana — German
- King Mahāsudassana — English
- Legend of the Great King of Glory (Mahâ-sudassana-sutta) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese