[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) › [With Pāyāsi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23) › 3.1-16 # With Pāyāsi 3.1-16 Pāyāsisutta 3.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.1) Tena kho pana samayena pāyāsi rājañño uparipāsāde divāseyyaṃ upagato hoti. > Now at that time the chieftain Pāyāsi had retired to the upper floor of his stilt longhouse for his midday nap. > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.2) Addasā kho pāyāsi rājañño setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike setabyāya nikkhamitvā saṅghasaṅghī gaṇībhūte uttarenamukhe gacchante yena siṃsapāvanaṃ, > He saw the brahmins and householders heading north toward the grove, > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.3) disvā khattaṃ āmantesi: > and addressed his butler, > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.4) “kiṃ nu kho, bho khatte, setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā setabyāya nikkhamitvā saṅghasaṅghī gaṇībhūtā uttarenamukhā gacchanti yena siṃsapāvanan”ti? > “My butler, why are the brahmins and householders heading north toward the grove?” > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.5) “Atthi kho, bho, samaṇo kumārakassapo, samaṇassa gotamassa sāvako kosalesu cārikaṃ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi setabyaṃ anuppatto setabyāyaṃ viharati uttarena setabyaṃ siṃsapāvane. > “The ascetic Kassapa the Prince—a disciple of the ascetic Gotama—is staying in the rosewood grove to the north of Setavyā. > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.6) Taṃ kho pana bhavantaṃ kumārakassapaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato: > He has this good reputation: > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.7) ‘paṇḍito byatto medhāvī bahussuto cittakathī kalyāṇapaṭibhāno vuddho ceva arahā cā’ti. > ‘He is astute, competent, intelligent, learned, a brilliant speaker, eloquent, mature, a perfected one.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.8) Tamete bhavantaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamantī”ti. > They’re going to see that Kassapa the Prince.” > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.9) “Tena hi, bho khatte, yena setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike evaṃ vadehi: > “Well then, go to the brahmins and householders and say to them: > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.10) ‘pāyāsi, bho, rājañño evamāha— > ‘Worthy sir, the chieftain Pāyāsi asks > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.11) āgamentu kira bhavanto, pāyāsipi rājañño samaṇaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī’ti. > you to wait, as he will also go to see the ascetic Kassapa the Prince.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.12) Purā samaṇo kumārakassapo setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike bāle abyatte saññāpeti: > Before Kassapa the Prince persuades those foolish and incompetent brahmins and householders that > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.13) ‘itipi atthi paro loko, atthi sattā opapātikā, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko’ti. > there is an afterlife, there are beings reborn spontaneously, and there is a fruit or result of good and bad deeds— > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.14) Natthi hi, bho khatte, paro loko, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko”ti. > for none of these things are true!” > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.15) “Evaṃ, bho”ti kho so khattā pāyāsissa rājaññassa paṭissutvā yena setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike etadavoca: > “Yes, worthy sir,” replied the butler, and did as he was asked. > — With Pāyāsi ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.16) “pāyāsi, bho, rājañño evamāha, āgamentu kira bhavanto, pāyāsipi rājañño samaṇaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī”ti. ## Translations (3) - [Razgovor sa Pāyāsijem](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~sr-brankokovacevic.3.1) — sr - [With Pāyāsi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~en-sujato.3.1) — English - [Mit Pāyāsi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~de-sabbamitta.3.1) — German ## Linked texts (3) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.71.8) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.5) — Classical Chinese - [大正句王經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyama.payasisutra*zh-dharmabhadra.1.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.3.1-16) · Pramāṇa