[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) › [Sakka’s Questions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21) › 1.8 # Sakka’s Questions 1.8: 2. Sakkūpasaṅkama Sakkapañhasutta 1.8 - **Language:** Pāli ### 2. Sakkūpasaṅkama ### [1.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.1) Atha kho sakkassa devānamindassa etadahosi: > Then Sakka, lord of gods, thought, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.2) “paṭisammodati pañcasikho gandhabbadevaputto bhagavatā, bhagavā ca pañcasikhenā”ti. > “Pañcasikha is exchanging pleasantries with the Buddha.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.3) Atha kho sakko devānamindo pañcasikhaṃ gandhabbadevaputtaṃ āmantesi: > So he addressed Pañcasikha, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.4) “abhivādehi me tvaṃ, tāta pañcasikha, bhagavantaṃ: > “My dear Pañcasikha, please bow to the Buddha for me, saying: > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.5) ‘sakko, bhante, devānamindo sāmacco saparijano bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī’”ti. > ‘Sir, Sakka, lord of gods, with his ministers and retinue, bows with his head at your feet.’” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.6) “Evaṃ, bhaddantavā”ti kho pañcasikho gandhabbadevaputto sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādeti: > “Yes, lord,” replied Pañcasikha. He bowed to the Buddha and said, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.7) “sakko, bhante, devānamindo sāmacco saparijano bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī”ti. > “Sir, Sakka, lord of gods, with his ministers and retinue, bows with his head at your feet.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.8) “Evaṃ sukhī hotu, pañcasikha, sakko devānamindo sāmacco saparijano; > “So may Sakka with his ministers and retinue be happy, Pañcasikha,” said the Buddha, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.9) sukhakāmā hi devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā ye caññe santi puthukāyā”ti. > “for all want to be happy—whether gods, humans, titans, dragons, centaurs, or any of the other diverse creatures there may be.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.10) Evañca pana tathāgatā evarūpe mahesakkhe yakkhe abhivadanti. > For that is how the Realized Ones salute such illustrious spirits. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.11) Abhivadito sakko devānamindo bhagavato indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. > And being saluted by the Buddha, Sakka entered Indra’s hill cave, bowed to the Buddha, and stood to one side. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.12) Devāpi tāvatiṃsā indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. > And the gods of the thirty-three did likewise, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [1.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8.13) Pañcasikhopi gandhabbadevaputto indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. > as did Pañcasikha. > — Sakka’s Questions ## Translations (3) - [Sakkina pitanja](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~sr-brankokovacevic.1.8.1) — sr - [Sakkas Fragen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~de-sabbamitta.1.8.1) — German - [Sakka’s Questions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~en-sujato.1.8.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.21.350) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.134.14) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.14.15) — Classical Chinese - [帝釋所問經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.sakrapariprcchasutra*zh-dharmabhadra.1.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.1.8) · Pramāṇa