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Dhammapāsādapokkharaṇī ### [1.22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.1) Atha kho, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa etadahosi: > Then King Mahāsudassana thought, > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.2) ‘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?’ > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.3) Māpesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tāsu tālantarikāsu dhanusate dhanusate pokkharaṇiyo. > So that’s what he did. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.4) Tā kho panānanda, pokkharaṇiyo catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ iṭṭhakāhi citā ahesuṃ— > The lotus ponds were lined with tiles of four colors, > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.5) ekā iṭṭhakā sovaṇṇamayā, ekā rūpiyamayā, ekā veḷuriyamayā, ekā phalikamayā. > made of gold, silver, beryl, and crystal. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.6) Tāsu kho panānanda, pokkharaṇīsu cattāri cattāri sopānāni ahesuṃ catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ, > And four flights of stairs of four colors descended into each lotus pond, > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.7) ekaṃ sopānaṃ sovaṇṇamayaṃ ekaṃ rūpiyamayaṃ ekaṃ veḷuriyamayaṃ ekaṃ phalikamayaṃ. > made of gold, silver, beryl, and crystal. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.8) Sovaṇṇamayassa sopānassa sovaṇṇamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, rūpiyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The golden stairs had posts of gold, and banisters and finials of silver. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.9) Rūpiyamayassa sopānassa rūpiyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, sovaṇṇamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The silver stairs had posts of silver, and banisters and finials of gold. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.10) Veḷuriyamayassa sopānassa veḷuriyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, phalikamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The beryl stairs had posts of beryl, and banisters and finials of crystal. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.11) Phalikamayassa sopānassa phalikamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, veḷuriyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The crystal stairs had posts of crystal, and banisters and finials of beryl. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.12) 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. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.13) Sovaṇṇamayāya vedikāya sovaṇṇamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, rūpiyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The golden balustrades had posts of gold, and banisters and finials of silver. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.22.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22.14) Rūpiyamayāya vedikāya rūpiyamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, sovaṇṇamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañca. > The silver balustrades had posts of silver, and banisters and finials of gold. > — King Mahāsudassana ## Translations (4) - [Kralj Mahasudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~sr-brankokovacevic.1.22.1) — sr - [Der König Mahāsudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~de-sabbamitta.1.22.1) — German - [King Mahāsudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~en-sujato.1.22.1) — English - [Legend of the Great King of Glory (Mahâ-sudassana-sutta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~en-rhysdavids1881.1.57) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.17.253) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (1) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.68.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.22) · Pramāṇa