Aggannasutta 4
What Came First 4
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4.1
“Actually, Vāseṭṭha, the brahmins are forgetting their tradition when they say this to you.
4.6
For brahmin women are seen menstruating, being pregnant, giving birth, and breast-feeding.
4.7
Yet even though they’re born from a brahmin womb they say:
4.8
‘Only brahmins are the best class; other classes are inferior.
4.9
Only brahmins are the light class; other classes are dark.
4.10
Only brahmins are purified, not others.
4.11
Only brahmins are the Divinity’s bosom sons, born from his mouth, born of the Divinity, created by the Divinity, heirs of the Divinity.’
4.12
They misrepresent the brahmins, speak falsely, and brim with much wickedness.
Translations (2)
- Nastanak sveta — sr
- Was zuerst kam — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Aggaññasutta — Pāli