[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) › [Aggannasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27) › 14.1-15 # Aggannasutta 14.1-15 Aggaññasutta 14.1-15 - **Language:** Pāli ### [14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.1) Atha kho tesaṃ, vāseṭṭha, sattānaṃ rasāya pathaviyā antarahitāya bhūmipappaṭako pāturahosi. > When the earth’s nectar had vanished, ground-fungus appeared to those beings. > — What Came First ### [14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.2) Seyyathāpi nāma ahicchattako; evameva pāturahosi. > It appeared just like a mushroom. > — What Came First ### [14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.3) So ahosi vaṇṇasampanno gandhasampanno rasasampanno, seyyathāpi nāma sampannaṃ vā sappi sampannaṃ vā navanītaṃ evaṃvaṇṇo ahosi. > It was beautiful, fragrant, and delicious, like ghee or butter. > — What Came First ### [14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.4) Seyyathāpi nāma khuddamadhuṃ aneḷakaṃ; evamassādo ahosi. > And it was as sweet as pure dwarf-bee honey. > — What Came First ### [14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.5) Atha kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā bhūmipappaṭakaṃ upakkamiṃsu paribhuñjituṃ. > Then those beings started to eat the ground-fungus. > — What Came First ### [14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.6) Te taṃ paribhuñjantā tambhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. > With that as their food and nourishment, they remained for a very long time. > — What Came First ### [14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.7) Yathā yathā kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā bhūmipappaṭakaṃ paribhuñjantā tambhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu tathā tathā tesaṃ sattānaṃ bhiyyoso mattāya kharattañceva kāyasmiṃ okkami, vaṇṇavevaṇṇatā ca paññāyittha. > But so long as they ate that ground-fungus, their bodies became more solid and they diverged in appearance; > — What Came First ### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.8) Ekidaṃ sattā vaṇṇavanto honti, ekidaṃ sattā dubbaṇṇā. > some beautiful, some ugly. > — What Came First ### [14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.9) Tattha ye te sattā vaṇṇavanto, te dubbaṇṇe satte atimaññanti: > And the beautiful beings looked down on the ugly ones: > — What Came First ### [14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.10) ‘mayametehi vaṇṇavantatarā, amhehete dubbaṇṇatarā’ti. > ‘We’re more beautiful, they’re the ugly ones!’ > — What Came First ### [14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.11) Tesaṃ vaṇṇātimānapaccayā mānātimānajātikānaṃ bhūmipappaṭako antaradhāyi. > And the vanity of the beautiful ones made the ground-fungus vanish. > — What Came First ### 5. Padālatāpātubhāva ### [14.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.13) Bhūmipappaṭake antarahite padālatā pāturahosi, seyyathāpi nāma kalambukā; evameva pāturahosi. > When the ground-fungus had vanished, bursting pods appeared, like the fruit of the kadam tree. > — What Came First ### [14.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.14) Sā ahosi vaṇṇasampannā gandhasampannā rasasampannā, seyyathāpi nāma sampannaṃ vā sappi sampannaṃ vā navanītaṃ evaṃvaṇṇā ahosi. > They were beautiful, fragrant, and delicious, like ghee or butter. > — What Came First ### [14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.15) Seyyathāpi nāma khuddamadhuṃ aneḷakaṃ; evamassādā ahosi. > And they were as sweet as pure dwarf-bee honey. > — What Came First ## Translations (3) - [Nastanak sveta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~sr-brankokovacevic.14.1) — sr - [What Came First](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~en-sujato.14.1) — English - [Was zuerst kam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~de-sabbamitta.14.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.27.123) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.154.27) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.5.20) — Classical Chinese - [白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.vasisthasutra*zh-danapala.2.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.1-15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.14.1-15) · Pramāṇa