The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā 7.1-19
Udumbarikasutta 7.1-19
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- Pāli
7.1
Atha kho bhagavā yena nigrodho paribbājako tenupasaṅkami.
Then the Buddha went up to the wanderer Nigrodha,
7.2
Atha kho nigrodho paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
who said to him,
7.3
“etu kho, bhante, bhagavā, svāgataṃ, bhante, bhagavato.
“Let the Blessed One come, sir! Welcome to the Blessed One, sir!
7.4
Cirassaṃ kho, bhante, bhagavā imaṃ pariyāyamakāsi yadidaṃ idhāgamanāya.
It’s been a long time since you took the opportunity to come here.
7.5
Nisīdatu, bhante, bhagavā, idamāsanaṃ paññattan”ti.
Please, sir, sit down, here, a seat is ready.”
7.6
Nisīdi bhagavā paññatte āsane.
The Buddha sat down on the seat spread out,
7.7
Nigrodhopi kho paribbājako aññataraṃ nīcāsanaṃ gahetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi.
while Nigrodha took a low seat and sat to one side.
7.8
Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho nigrodhaṃ paribbājakaṃ bhagavā etadavoca:
The Buddha said to him,
7.9
“kāya nuttha, nigrodha, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā, kā ca pana vo antarākathā vippakatā”ti?
“Nigrodha, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”
7.10
Evaṃ vutte, nigrodho paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
Nigrodha said,
7.11
“idha mayaṃ, bhante, addasāma bhagavantaṃ sumāgadhāya tīre moranivāpe abbhokāse caṅkamantaṃ, disvāna evaṃ avocumhā:
“Well, sir, I saw you walking mindfully and said:
7.12
‘sace samaṇo gotamo imaṃ parisaṃ āgaccheyya, imaṃ taṃ pañhaṃ puccheyyāma:
‘If the ascetic Gotama comes, I’ll ask him this question:
7.13
“ko nāma so, bhante, bhagavato dhammo, yena bhagavā sāvake vineti, yena bhagavatā sāvakā vinītā assāsappattā paṭijānanti ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyan”’ti?
“Sir, what teaching do you use to guide your disciples, through which they claim solace in the fundamental goal of the spiritual life?”’
7.14
Ayaṃ kho no, bhante, antarākathā vippakatā; atha bhagavā anuppatto”ti.
This is the conversation that was unfinished when the Buddha arrived.”
7.15
“Dujjānaṃ kho etaṃ, nigrodha, tayā aññadiṭṭhikena aññakhantikena aññarucikena aññatrāyogena aññatrācariyakena, yenāhaṃ sāvake vinemi, yena mayā sāvakā vinītā assāsappattā paṭijānanti ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ.
“It’s hard for you to understand this, Nigrodha, since you have a different view, creed, and belief, and another discipline and denomination.
7.16
Iṅgha tvaṃ maṃ, nigrodha, sake ācariyake adhijegucche pañhaṃ puccha:
Please ask me a question about the higher disgust of sin in your own denomination:
7.17
‘kathaṃ santā nu kho, bhante, tapojigucchā paripuṇṇā hoti, kathaṃ aparipuṇṇā’”ti?
‘How are the conditions for the fervent mortification in disgust of sin completed, and how are they incomplete?’”
7.18
Evaṃ vutte, te paribbājakā unnādino uccāsaddamahāsaddā ahesuṃ:
When he said this, those wanderers made an uproar,
7.19
“acchariyaṃ vata bho, abbhutaṃ vata bho, samaṇassa gotamassa mahiddhikatā mahānubhāvatā, yatra hi nāma sakavādaṃ ṭhapessati, paravādena pavāressatī”ti.
“Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing! The ascetic Gotama has such power and might! For he sets aside his own doctrine and invites discussion on the doctrine of others!”
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