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Samannaphalasutta 1.1-6

Sāmaññaphalasutta 1.1-6

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Pāli

1.1

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—

So I have heard.

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1.2

ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati jīvakassa komārabhaccassa ambavane mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ aḍḍhateḷasehi bhikkhusatehi.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Mango Grove of Jīvaka Komārabhacca, together with a large Saṅgha of 1,250 mendicants.

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1.3

Tena kho pana samayena rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto tadahuposathe pannarase komudiyā cātumāsiniyā puṇṇāya puṇṇamāya rattiyā rājāmaccaparivuto uparipāsādavaragato nisinno hoti.

Now, at that time it was the sabbath—the Komudī full moon on the fifteenth day of the fourth month—and King Ajātasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, was sitting upstairs in the royal longhouse surrounded by his ministers.

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1.4

Atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto tadahuposathe udānaṃ udānesi:

Then Ajātasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, expressed this heartfelt sentiment,

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1.5

“ramaṇīyā vata bho dosinā ratti, abhirūpā vata bho dosinā ratti, dassanīyā vata bho dosinā ratti, pāsādikā vata bho dosinā ratti, lakkhaññā vata bho dosinā ratti.

“Oh, sirs, this moonlit night is so very delightful, so beautiful, so glorious, so lovely, so striking.

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1.6

Kaṃ nu khvajja samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā payirupāseyyāma, yaṃ no payirupāsato cittaṃ pasīdeyyā”ti?

Now, what ascetic or brahmin might I pay homage to today, paying homage to whom my mind might find peace?”

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