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# Sampasadaniyasutta 5.1-7

Sampasādanīyasutta 5.1-7

- **Language:** Pāli

### [5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.1)

Aparaṃ pana, bhante, etadānuttariyaṃ, yathā bhagavā dhammaṃ deseti gabbhāvakkantīsu.

> And moreover, sir, how the Buddha teaches the conception of the embryo is unsurpassable.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.2)

Catasso imā, bhante, gabbhāvakkantiyo.

> There are these four kinds of conception.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.3)

Idha, bhante, ekacco asampajāno mātukucchiṃ okkamati; asampajāno mātukucchismiṃ ṭhāti; asampajāno mātukucchimhā nikkhamati. Ayaṃ paṭhamā gabbhāvakkanti.

> Firstly, someone is unaware when conceived in their mother’s womb, unaware as they remain there, and unaware as they emerge. This is the first kind of conception.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.4)

Puna caparaṃ, bhante, idhekacco sampajāno mātukucchiṃ okkamati; asampajāno mātukucchismiṃ ṭhāti; asampajāno mātukucchimhā nikkhamati. Ayaṃ dutiyā gabbhāvakkanti.

> Furthermore, someone is aware when conceived in their mother’s womb, but unaware as they remain there, and unaware as they emerge. This is the second kind of conception.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.5)

Puna caparaṃ, bhante, idhekacco sampajāno mātukucchiṃ okkamati; sampajāno mātukucchismiṃ ṭhāti; asampajāno mātukucchimhā nikkhamati. Ayaṃ tatiyā gabbhāvakkanti.

> Furthermore, someone is aware when conceived in their mother’s womb, aware as they remain there, but unaware as they emerge. This is the third kind of conception.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.6)

Puna caparaṃ, bhante, idhekacco sampajāno mātukucchiṃ okkamati; sampajāno mātukucchismiṃ ṭhāti; sampajāno mātukucchimhā nikkhamati. Ayaṃ catutthā gabbhāvakkanti.

> Furthermore, someone is aware when conceived in their mother’s womb, aware as they remain there, and aware as they emerge. This is the fourth kind of conception.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

### [5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28.5.7)

Etadānuttariyaṃ, bhante, gabbhāvakkantīsu.

> This is unsurpassable when it comes to the conception of the embryo.  
> — Inspiring Confidence

## Translations (3)

- [Ono što uliva poverenje](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28~sr-brankokovacevic.5.1) — sr
- [Inspiring Confidence](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28~en-sujato.5.1) — English
- [Zuversicht wecken](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.28~de-sabbamitta.5.1) — German

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.28.147) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (2)

- [Saṅgītisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.33.1.11.176) — Pāli
- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.18.15) — Classical Chinese

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