King Mahāsudassana 1.25
Mahāsudassanasutta 1.25
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- Pāli
1.25.1
Atha kho, ānanda, sakko devānamindo rañño mahāsudassanassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya vissakammaṃ devaputtaṃ āmantesi:
And then Sakka, lord of gods, knowing the king’s train of thought, addressed the godling Vissakamma,
1.25.2
‘ehi tvaṃ, samma vissakamma, rañño mahāsudassanassa nivesanaṃ māpehi dhammaṃ nāma pāsādan’ti.
‘Come, dear Vissakamma, build a palace named Principle as a home for King Mahāsudassana.’
1.25.3
‘Evaṃ, bhaddantavā’ti kho, ānanda, vissakammo devaputto sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva—devesu tāvatiṃsesu antarahito rañño mahāsudassanassa purato pāturahosi.
‘Yes, lord,’ replied Vissakamma. Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, he vanished from the gods of the thirty-three and appeared in front of King Mahāsudassana.
1.25.4
Atha kho, ānanda, vissakammo devaputto rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ etadavoca:
Vissakamma said to the king,
1.25.5
‘nivesanaṃ te, deva, māpessāmi dhammaṃ nāma pāsādan’ti.
‘I shall build a palace named Principle as a home for you, Your Majesty.’
1.25.6
Adhivāsesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tuṇhībhāvena.
King Mahāsudassana consented with silence.
1.25.7
Māpesi kho, ānanda, vissakammo devaputto rañño mahāsudassanassa nivesanaṃ dhammaṃ nāma pāsādaṃ.
And so that’s what Vissakamma did.
1.25.8
Dhammo, ānanda, pāsādo puratthimena pacchimena ca yojanaṃ āyāmena ahosi. Uttarena dakkhiṇena ca aḍḍhayojanaṃ vitthārena.
The Palace of Principle stretched for a league from east to west, and half a league from north to south.
1.25.9
Dhammassa, ānanda, pāsādassa tiporisaṃ uccatarena vatthu citaṃ ahosi catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ iṭṭhakāhi—
It was lined with tiles of four colors, three fathoms high,
1.25.10
ekā iṭṭhakā sovaṇṇamayā, ekā rūpiyamayā, ekā veḷuriyamayā, ekā phalikamayā.
made of gold, silver, beryl, and crystal.
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