Mahagovindasutta 60.1-11

Mahāgovindasutta 60.1-11

Language: Pāli

60.1

Ye kho pana, bho, tena samayena mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa sāvakā sabbenasabbaṃ sāsanaṃ ājāniṃsu.

Those of his disciples who completely understood the Great Steward’s instructions,
The Great Steward

60.2

Te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ brahmalokaṃ upapajjiṃsu.

at the breaking up of the body, after death, were reborn in the realm of divinity.
The Great Steward

60.3

Ye na sabbenasabbaṃ sāsanaṃ ājāniṃsu, te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā appekacce paranimmitavasavattīnaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

Of those disciples who only partly understood the Great Steward’s instructions, some were reborn in the company of the gods who control what is created by others,
The Great Steward

60.4

appekacce nimmānaratīnaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

while some were reborn in the company of the gods who love to create,
The Great Steward

60.5

appekacce tusitānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

or the joyful gods,
The Great Steward

60.6

appekacce yāmānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

or the gods of Yama,
The Great Steward

60.7

appekacce tāvatiṃsānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

or the gods of the thirty-three,
The Great Steward

60.8

appekacce cātumahārājikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu;

or the gods of the four great kings.
The Great Steward

60.9

ye sabbanihīnaṃ kāyaṃ paripūresuṃ te gandhabbakāyaṃ paripūresuṃ.

And at the very least they swelled the hosts of the centaurs.
The Great Steward

60.10

Iti kho, bho, sabbesaṃyeva tesaṃ kulaputtānaṃ amoghā pabbajjā ahosi avañjhā saphalā saudrayā’ti.

And so the going forth of all those gentlemen was not in vain, was not barren, but was fruitful and fertile.’
The Great Steward

60.11

Sarati taṃ bhagavā”ti?

Do you remember this, Blessed One?”
The Great Steward

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Commentaries (1)

Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

Linked texts (1)

長阿含經 — Classical Chinese