[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) › 4.1-12 # Aggannasutta 4.1-12 Aggaññasutta 4.1-12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.1) “Taggha vo, vāseṭṭha, brāhmaṇā porāṇaṃ assarantā evamāhaṃsu: > “Actually, Vāseṭṭha, the brahmins are forgetting their tradition when they say this to you. > — What Came First ### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.2) ‘brāhmaṇova seṭṭho vaṇṇo, hīnā aññe vaṇṇā; ### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.3) brāhmaṇova sukko vaṇṇo, kaṇhā aññe vaṇṇā; ### [4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.4) brāhmaṇāva sujjhanti, no abrāhmaṇā; ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.5) brāhmaṇāva brahmuno puttā orasā mukhato jātā brahmajā brahmanimmitā brahmadāyādā’ti. ### [4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.6) Dissanti kho pana, vāseṭṭha, brāhmaṇānaṃ brāhmaṇiyo utuniyopi gabbhiniyopi vijāyamānāpi pāyamānāpi. > For brahmin women are seen menstruating, being pregnant, giving birth, and breast-feeding. > — What Came First ### [4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.7) Te ca brāhmaṇā yonijāva samānā evamāhaṃsu: > Yet even though they’re born from a brahmin womb they say: > — What Came First ### [4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.8) ‘brāhmaṇova seṭṭho vaṇṇo, hīnā aññe vaṇṇā; > ‘Only brahmins are the best class; other classes are inferior. > — What Came First ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.9) brāhmaṇova sukko vaṇṇo, kaṇhā aññe vaṇṇā; > Only brahmins are the light class; other classes are dark. > — What Came First ### [4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.10) brāhmaṇāva sujjhanti, no abrāhmaṇā; > Only brahmins are purified, not others. > — What Came First ### [4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.11) brāhmaṇāva brahmuno puttā orasā mukhato jātā brahmajā brahmanimmitā brahmadāyādā’ti. > Only brahmins are the Divinity’s bosom sons, born from his mouth, born of the Divinity, created by the Divinity, heirs of the Divinity.’ > — What Came First ### [4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.12) Te brahmānañceva abbhācikkhanti, musā ca bhāsanti, bahuñca apuññaṃ pasavanti. > They misrepresent the brahmins, speak falsely, and brim with much wickedness. > — What Came First ## Translations (3) - [Nastanak sveta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~sr-brankokovacevic.4.1) — sr - [What Came First](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~en-sujato.4.1) — English - [Was zuerst kam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27~de-sabbamitta.4.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.27.114) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.154.13) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.5.13) — 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.1.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.1-12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.4.1-12) · Pramāṇa