Sakka’s Questions 1.9.1-6
Sakkapañhasutta 1.9.1-6
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- Pāli
1.9.1
Tena kho pana samayena indasālaguhā visamā santī samā samapādi, sambādhā santī urundā samapādi, andhakāro guhāyaṃ antaradhāyi, āloko udapādi yathā taṃ devānaṃ devānubhāvena.
And at that time the uneven places were evened out, the cramped places were opened up, the darkness vanished in the cave and light appeared, as happens through the glory of the gods.
1.9.2
Atha kho bhagavā sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca:
Then the Buddha said to Sakka,
1.9.3
“acchariyamidaṃ āyasmato kosiyassa, abbhutamidaṃ āyasmato kosiyassa tāva bahukiccassa bahukaraṇīyassa yadidaṃ idhāgamanan”ti.
“It’s incredible and amazing that you, the venerable Kosiya, who has so many duties and so much to do, should come here.”
1.9.4
“Cirapaṭikāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamitukāmo; api ca devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ kehici kehici kiccakaraṇīyehi byāvaṭo; evāhaṃ nāsakkhiṃ bhagavantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ.
“For a long time I’ve wanted to come and see the Buddha, but I wasn’t able, being prevented by my many duties and responsibilities for the gods of the thirty-three.
1.9.5
Ekamidaṃ, bhante, samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati salaḷāgārake.
This one time, sir, the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the salaḷa tree hut.
1.9.6
Atha khvāhaṃ, bhante, sāvatthiṃ agamāsiṃ bhagavantaṃ dassanāya.
Then I went to Sāvatthī to see the Buddha.
Translations (3)
- Sakkina pitanja — sr
- Sakkas Fragen — German
- Sakka’s Questions — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (4)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 帝釋所問經 — Classical Chinese
- Chaṭṭhasaṅgāyana-pucchāvissajjanā — Pāli