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> I’m now a mighty, dazzling son of Sakka, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.7) Mahājutīko tidivūpapanno, > reborn in the Third Heaven. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.8) Jānanti maṃ idhāpi “gopako”ti. > And here they know me as Gopaka. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.9) Athaddasaṃ bhikkhavo diṭṭhapubbe, > Then I saw some mendicants who I’d seen before, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.10) Gandhabbakāyūpagate vasīne; > dwelling in the host of centaurs. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.11) Imehi te gotamasāvakāse, > They were disciples of Gotama > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.12) Ye ca mayaṃ pubbe manussabhūtā. > when I used to be a human. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.13) Annena pānena upaṭṭhahimhā, > I served them with food and drink, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.14) Pādūpasaṅgayha sake nivesane; > and clasped their feet in my own home. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.15) Kutomukhā nāma ime bhavanto, > Where on earth were these good fellows at > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.16) Buddhassa dhammāni paṭiggahesuṃ. > when they learned the Buddha’s teachings? > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.17) Paccattaṃ veditabbo hi dhammo, > For each must know for themselves the teaching > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.18) Sudesito cakkhumatānubuddho; > so well-taught, realized by the Clear-eyed One. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.19) Ahañhi tumheva upāsamāno, > I was one who followed you, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.20) Sutvāna ariyāna subhāsitāni. > having heard the fine words of the noble ones. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.21) Sakkassa puttomhi mahānubhāvo, > I’m now a mighty, dazzling son of Sakka, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.22) Mahājutīko tidivūpapanno; > reborn in the Third Heaven. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.23) Tumhe pana seṭṭhamupāsamānā, > But you followed the best of men, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.24) Anuttaraṃ brahmacariyaṃ caritvā. > and led the supreme spiritual life, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.25) Hīnaṃ kāyaṃ upapannā bhavanto, > but still you’re born in this lesser realm, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.26) Anānulomā bhavatūpapatti; > a rebirth unbefitting. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.27) Duddiṭṭharūpaṃ vata addasāma, > It’s a sad sight I see, good fellows, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.28) Sahadhammike hīnakāyūpapanne. > fellow practitioners in a lesser realm. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.29) Gandhabbakāyūpagatā bhavanto, > Reborn in the host of centaurs, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.30) Devānamāgacchatha pāricariyaṃ; > only to wait upon the gods. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.31) Agāre vasato mayhaṃ, > Meanwhile, I dwelt in a house— > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.32) Imaṃ passa visesataṃ. > but see my distinction now! > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.33) Itthī hutvā svajja pumomhi devo, > Having been a woman now I’m a male god, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.34) Dibbehi kāmehi samaṅgibhūto’; > blessed with heavenly sensual pleasures.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.35) Te coditā gotamasāvakena, > Scolded by that disciple of Gotama, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.36) Saṃvegamāpādu samecca gopakaṃ. > comprehending Gopaka, > they were struck with urgency. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.37) ‘Handa viyāyāma byāyāma, > “Let’s strive, let’s try hard— > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.38) Mā no mayaṃ parapessā ahumhā’; > we won’t serve others any more!” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.39) Tesaṃ duve vīriyamārabhiṃsu, > Two of them roused up energy, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.40) Anussaraṃ gotamasāsanāni. > recalling the Buddha’s instructions. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.41) Idheva cittāni virājayitvā, > Right away they became dispassionate, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.42) Kāmesu ādīnavamaddasaṃsu; > seeing the drawbacks in sensual pleasures. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.43) Te kāmasaṃyojanabandhanāni, > The fetters and bonds of sensual pleasures— > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.44) Pāpimayogāni duraccayāni. > the ties of the Wicked One so hard to break— > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.45) Nāgova sannāni guṇāni chetvā, > they burst them like a bull elephant his ropes, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.46) Deve tāvatiṃse atikkamiṃsu; > and passed right over the thirty-three. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.47) Saindā devā sapajāpatikā, > The gods with Indra and the Progenitor > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.48) Sabbe sudhammāya sabhāyupaviṭṭhā. > were all gathered in the Hall of Clear Right. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.49) Tesaṃ nisinnānaṃ abhikkamiṃsu, > As they sat there, they passed over them, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.50) Vīrā virāgā virajaṃ karontā; > the heroes desireless, practicing purity. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.51) Te disvā saṃvegamakāsi vāsavo, > Seeing them, Vāsava was struck with urgency; > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.52) Devābhibhū devagaṇassa majjhe. > the master of gods in the midst of the group said, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.53) ‘Imehi te hīnakāyūpapannā, > “These were born in the lesser centaur realm, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.54) Deve tāvatiṃse abhikkamanti’; > but now they pass us by!” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.55) Saṃvegajātassa vaco nisamma, > Heeding the speech of one so moved, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.56) So gopako vāsavamajjhabhāsi. > Gopaka addressed Vāsava, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.57) ‘Buddho janindatthi manussaloke, > “There is a Buddha, a lord of men, in the world. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.58) Kāmābhibhū sakyamunīti ñāyati; > Known as the Sakyan Sage, > he’s mastered the senses. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.59) Tasseva te puttā satiyā vihīnā, > Those sons of his lost their memory; > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.60) Coditā mayā te satimajjhalatthuṃ’. > but when scolded by me they gained it back. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.61) Tiṇṇaṃ tesaṃ āvasinettha eko, > Of the three, there is one who remains > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.62) Gandhabbakāyūpagato vasīno; > dwelling in the host of centaurs. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.63) Dve ca sambodhipathānusārino, > But two, recollecting the path to awakening, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.64) Devepi hīḷenti samāhitattā. > serene, spurn even the gods. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.65) Etādisī dhammappakāsanettha, > Such is the explanation of the teaching here: > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.66) Na tattha kiṅkaṅkhati koci sāvako; > not a single disciple doubts that. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.67) Nitiṇṇaoghaṃ vicikicchachinnaṃ, > We venerate the Buddha, the victor, lord of men, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.68) Buddhaṃ namassāma jinaṃ janindaṃ. > who has crossed the flood and cut off doubt. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.69) Yaṃ te dhammaṃ idhaññāya, > They attained distinction to the extent > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.70) visesaṃ ajjhagaṃsu te; > they understood the teaching here; > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.71) Kāyaṃ brahmapurohitaṃ, > two of them distinguished > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.72) duve tesaṃ visesagū. > in the host of the priests of Divinity.”’ > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.73) Tassa dhammassa pattiyā, > We have come here, dear sir, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.74) āgatamhāsi mārisa; > to realize this same teaching. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.75) Katāvakāsā bhagavatā, > If the Buddha would give me a chance, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.12.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12.76) pañhaṃ pucchemu mārisā”ti. > I would ask a question, dear sir.” > — Sakka’s Questions ## Translations (3) - [Sakkina pitanja](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~sr-brankokovacevic.1.12.1) — sr - [Sakkas Fragen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~de-sabbamitta.1.12.1) — German - [Sakka’s Questions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~en-sujato.1.12.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.21.354) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.134.27) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.14.23) — Classical Chinese - [帝釋所問經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.sakrapariprcchasutra*zh-dharmabhadra.1.17) — Classical Chinese - [Kathāvatthu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.kathavatthu) — Moggaliputta Tissa, Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.12) · Pramāṇa