[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahasamayasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20) › 11.1-16 # Mahasamayasutta 11.1-16 Mahāsamayasutta 11.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.1) Athāguṃ nāgasā nāgā, > Then came the dragons of Nābhasa lake, > — The Great Congregation ### [11.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.2) vesālā sahatacchakā; > and those from Vesālī with those from Takkasilā. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.3) Kambalassatarā āguṃ, > The Kambalas and Assataras came > — The Great Congregation ### [11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.4) pāyāgā saha ñātibhi. > and those from Payāga with their kin. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.5) Yāmunā dhataraṭṭhā ca, > Those from Yamunā, and the Dhataraṭṭha > — The Great Congregation ### [11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.6) āgū nāgā yasassino; > dragons came, so glorious. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.7) Erāvaṇo mahānāgo, > And Erāvaṇa the great dragon > — The Great Congregation ### [11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.8) sopāgā samitiṃ vanaṃ. > also came to the meeting in the wood. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.9) Ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti, > Those who seize the dragon kings by force— > — The Great Congregation ### [11.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.10) Dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū; > Heavenly, twice-born birds with piercing vision— > — The Great Congregation ### [11.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.11) Vehāyasā te vanamajjhapattā, > swoop down to the wood from the sky; > — The Great Congregation ### [11.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.12) Citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṃ. > their name is ‘Rainbow Phoenix’. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.13) Abhayaṃ tadā nāgarājānamāsi, > But the dragon kings remained fearless, > — The Great Congregation ### [11.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.14) Supaṇṇato khemamakāsi buddho; > for the Buddha kept them safe from the phoenixes. > — The Great Congregation ### [11.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.15) Saṇhāhi vācāhi upavhayantā, > Wooing each other with gentle words, > — The Great Congregation ### [11.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.16) Nāgā supaṇṇā saraṇamakaṃsu buddhaṃ. > the dragons and phoenixes > took the Buddha as refuge. > — The Great Congregation ## Translations (3) - [Veliko okupljanje](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20~sr-brankokovacevic.11.1) — sr - [The Great Congregation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20~en-sujato.11.1) — English - [Die große Zusammenkunft](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20~de-sabbamitta.11.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.20.338) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.19.20) — Classical Chinese - [大三摩惹經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahasamayasutra*zh-dharmadeva.1.20) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.20.11.1-16) · Pramāṇa