King Mahāsudassana 2.15
Mahāsudassanasutta 2.15
- Language
- Pāli
2.15.1
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsītinagarasahassānaṃ ekaññeva taṃ nagaraṃ hoti, yaṃ tena samayena ajjhāvasāmi yadidaṃ kusāvatī rājadhānī.
Of those 84,000 cities, I only stayed in one, the capital Kusāvatī.
2.15.2
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti pāsādasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so pāsādo hoti, yaṃ tena samayena ajjhāvasāmi yadidaṃ dhammo pāsādo.
Of those 84,000 palaces, I only dwelt in one, the Palace of Principle.
2.15.3
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti kūṭāgārasahassānaṃ ekaññeva taṃ kūṭāgāraṃ hoti, yaṃ tena samayena ajjhāvasāmi yadidaṃ mahāviyūhaṃ kūṭāgāraṃ.
Of those 84,000 chambers, I only dwelt in the Chamber of the Grand Tower.
2.15.4
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti pallaṅkasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so pallaṅko hoti, yaṃ tena samayena paribhuñjāmi yadidaṃ sovaṇṇamayo vā rūpiyamayo vā dantamayo vā sāramayo vā.
Of those 84,000 couches, I only used one, made of gold or silver or ivory or heartwood.
2.15.5
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti nāgasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so nāgo hoti, yaṃ tena samayena abhiruhāmi yadidaṃ uposatho nāgarājā.
Of those 84,000 bull elephants, I only rode one, the royal bull elephant named Sabbath.
2.15.6
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti assasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so asso hoti, yaṃ tena samayena abhiruhāmi yadidaṃ valāhako assarājā.
Of those 84,000 horses, I only rode one, the royal horse named Thundercloud.
2.15.7
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti rathasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so ratho hoti, yaṃ tena samayena abhiruhāmi yadidaṃ vejayantaratho.
Of those 84,000 chariots, I only rode one, the chariot named Triumph.
2.15.8
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti itthisahassānaṃ ekāyeva sā itthī hoti, yā tena samayena paccupaṭṭhāti khattiyānī vā vessinī vā.
Of those 84,000 women, I was only served by one, an aristocrat maiden or a coquette.
2.15.9
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti vatthakoṭisahassānaṃ ekaṃyeva taṃ dussayugaṃ hoti, yaṃ tena samayena paridahāmi khomasukhumaṃ vā kappāsikasukhumaṃ vā koseyyasukhumaṃ vā kambalasukhumaṃ vā.
Of those 8,400,000,000 cloths, I only wore one pair, made of delicate linen, cotton, silk, or wool.
2.15.10
Tesaṃ kho panānanda, caturāsīti thālipākasahassānaṃ ekoyeva so thālipāko hoti, yato nāḷikodanaparamaṃ bhuñjāmi tadupiyañca sūpeyyaṃ.
Of those 84,000 servings of food, I only had one, eating at most a cup of rice with suitable sauce.
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)
- Gomayapiṇḍasutta — Pāli
Discussed in (3)
- Indian Philosophy — Radhakrishnan 1923, English
- Pāli Literature and Language — Geiger 1916, English
- Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon — Keith 1923, English