[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) › 2.6 # Sakka’s Questions 2.6 Sakkapañhasutta 2.6 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.1) Itiha sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṃ uttari pañhaṃ apucchi: > And then Sakka asked another question: > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.2) “Sabbeva nu kho, mārisa, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekantavādā ekantasīlā ekantachandā ekantaajjhosānā”ti? > “Good fellow, do all ascetics and brahmins have a single doctrine, ethics, desire, and attachment?” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.3) “Na kho, devānaminda, sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekantavādā ekantasīlā ekantachandā ekantaajjhosānā”ti. > “No, lord of gods, they do not.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.4) “Kasmā pana, mārisa, na sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekantavādā ekantasīlā ekantachandā ekantaajjhosānā”ti? > “Why not?” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.5) “Anekadhātu nānādhātu kho, devānaminda, loko. > “The world has many and diverse elements. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.6) Tasmiṃ anekadhātunānādhātusmiṃ loke yaṃ yadeva sattā dhātuṃ abhinivisanti, taṃ tadeva thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharanti: > Whatever element sentient beings insist on in this world of many and diverse elements, they obstinately stick to it, insisting that: > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.7) ‘idameva saccaṃ moghamaññan’ti. > ‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile.’ > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.8) Tasmā na sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekantavādā ekantasīlā ekantachandā ekantaajjhosānā”ti. > That’s why not all ascetics and brahmins have a single doctrine, ethics, desire, and attachment.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.9) “Sabbeva nu kho, mārisa, samaṇabrāhmaṇā accantaniṭṭhā accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosānā”ti? > “Good fellow, have all ascetics and brahmins reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal?” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.10) “Na kho, devānaminda, sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā accantaniṭṭhā accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosānā”ti. > “No, lord of gods, they have not.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.11) “Kasmā pana, mārisa, na sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā accantaniṭṭhā accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosānā”ti? > “Why not?” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.12) “Ye kho, devānaminda, bhikkhū taṇhāsaṅkhayavimuttā te accantaniṭṭhā accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosānā. > “Those mendicants who are freed through the ending of craving have reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.13) Tasmā na sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā accantaniṭṭhā accantayogakkhemī accantabrahmacārī accantapariyosānā”ti. > That’s why not all ascetics and brahmins have reached the ultimate end, the ultimate sanctuary from the yoke, the ultimate spiritual life, the ultimate goal.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.14) Itthaṃ bhagavā sakkassa devānamindassa pañhaṃ puṭṭho byākāsi. > Such was the Buddha’s answer to Sakka. > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.15) Attamano sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandi anumodi: > Delighted, Sakka approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, saying, > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.16) “evametaṃ, bhagavā, evametaṃ, sugata. > “That’s so true, Blessed One! That’s so true, Holy One! > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.17) Tiṇṇā mettha kaṅkhā vigatā kathaṅkathā bhagavato pañhaveyyākaraṇaṃ sutvā”ti. > Hearing the Buddha’s answer, I’ve gone beyond doubt and got rid of indecision.” > — Sakka’s Questions ### [2.6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6.18) Itiha sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: > And then Sakka, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, said to him, > — Sakka’s Questions ## Translations (3) - [Sakkina pitanja](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~sr-brankokovacevic.2.6.1) — sr - [Sakkas Fragen](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~de-sabbamitta.2.6.1) — German - [Sakka’s Questions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21~en-sujato.2.6.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.21.366) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (5) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.134.65) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.14.51) — Classical Chinese - [帝釋所問經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.sakrapariprcchasutra*zh-dharmabhadra.1.43) — Classical Chinese - [雜阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.samyuktagama*zh-gunabhadra) — Classical Chinese - [Dutiyahāliddikānisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.3.22.4) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.21.2.6) · Pramāṇa