The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā 1.1-11
Udumbarikasutta 1.1-11
- Language
- Pāli
1.1
Evaṃ me sutaṃ—
So I have heard.
1.2
ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
1.3
Tena kho pana samayena nigrodho paribbājako udumbarikāya paribbājakārāme paṭivasati mahatiyā paribbājakaparisāya saddhiṃ tiṃsamattehi paribbājakasatehi.
Now at that time the wanderer Nigrodha was residing in the lady Udumbarikā’s monastery for wanderers, together with a large assembly of three thousand wanderers.
1.4
Atha kho sandhāno gahapati divā divassa rājagahā nikkhami bhagavantaṃ dassanāya.
Then the householder Sandhāna left Rājagaha in the middle of the day to see the Buddha.
1.5
Atha kho sandhānassa gahapatissa etadahosi:
Then it occurred to him,
1.6
“akālo kho bhagavantaṃ dassanāya.
“It’s the wrong time to see the Buddha,
1.7
Paṭisallīno bhagavā.
as he’s in retreat.
1.8
Manobhāvanīyānampi bhikkhūnaṃ asamayo dassanāya.
And it’s the wrong time to see the esteemed mendicants,
1.9
Paṭisallīnā manobhāvanīyā bhikkhū.
as they’re in retreat.
1.10
Yannūnāhaṃ yena udumbarikāya paribbājakārāmo, yena nigrodho paribbājako tenupasaṅkameyyan”ti.
Why don’t I visit the wanderer Nigrodha at the lady Udumbarikā’s monastery for wanderers?”
1.11
Atha kho sandhāno gahapati yena udumbarikāya paribbājakārāmo, tenupasaṅkami.
So he went to the monastery for the wanderers.
Translations (3)
- Lavlji rik u Udumbariki — sr
- Das Löwengebrüll im Kloster der Dame Udumbarikā — German
- The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli