With Ambaṭṭha 1.24: 3. Khattiyaseṭṭhabhāva
Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.24
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- Pāli
3. Khattiyaseṭṭhabhāva
1.24.1
Atha kho bhagavā ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantesi:
Then the Buddha addressed Ambaṭṭha,
1.24.2
“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,
“What do you think, Ambaṭṭha?
1.24.3
idha khattiyakumāro brāhmaṇakaññāya saddhiṃ saṃvāsaṃ kappeyya, tesaṃ saṃvāsamanvāya putto jāyetha.
Suppose an aristocrat boy was to sleep with a brahmin girl, and they had a son.
1.24.4
Yo so khattiyakumārena brāhmaṇakaññāya putto uppanno, api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti?
Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?”
1.24.5
“Labhetha, bho gotama”.
“He would, worthy Gotama.”
1.24.6
“Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā bhojeyyuṃ saddhe vā thālipāke vā yaññe vā pāhune vā”ti?
“And would the brahmins feed him at an offering of food for ancestors, an offering of a dish of milk-rice, a sacrifice, or a feast for guests?”
1.24.7
“Bhojeyyuṃ, bho gotama”.
“They would.”
1.24.8
“Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā mante vāceyyuṃ vā no vā”ti?
“And would the brahmins teach him the hymns or not?”
1.24.9
“Vāceyyuṃ, bho gotama”.
“They would.”
1.24.10
“Api nussa itthīsu āvaṭaṃ vā assa anāvaṭaṃ vā”ti?
“And would he be kept from the women or not?”
1.24.11
“Anāvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”.
“He would not.”
1.24.12
“Api nu naṃ khattiyā khattiyābhisekena abhisiñceyyun”ti?
“And would the aristocrats anoint him as king?”
1.24.13
“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.
“No, worthy Gotama.
1.24.14
“Taṃ kissa hetu”?
Why is that?
1.24.15
“Mātito hi, bho gotama, anupapanno”ti.
Because his maternity is unsuitable.”
Translations (5)
- အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ် — Burmese
- Mit Ambaṭṭha — German
- With Ambaṭṭha — English
- Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom — sr
- Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- Assalāyanasutta — Pāli
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 佛開解梵志阿颰經 — Classical Chinese