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# With Ambaṭṭha 1.24: 3. Khattiyaseṭṭhabhāva

Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.24

- **Language:** Pāli

### 3. Khattiyaseṭṭhabhāva

### [1.24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.1)

Atha kho bhagavā ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantesi:

> Then the Buddha addressed Ambaṭṭha,  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.2)

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,

> “What do you think, Ambaṭṭha?  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.3)

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.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.4)

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?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.5)

“Labhetha, bho gotama”.

> “He would, worthy Gotama.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.6)

“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?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.7)

“Bhojeyyuṃ, bho gotama”.

> “They would.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.8)

“Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā mante vāceyyuṃ vā no vā”ti?

> “And would the brahmins teach him the hymns or not?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.9)

“Vāceyyuṃ, bho gotama”.

> “They would.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.10)

“Api nussa itthīsu āvaṭaṃ vā assa anāvaṭaṃ vā”ti?

> “And would he be kept from the women or not?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.11)

“Anāvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”.

> “He would not.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.12)

“Api nu naṃ khattiyā khattiyābhisekena abhisiñceyyun”ti?

> “And would the aristocrats anoint him as king?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.13)

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

> “No, worthy Gotama.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.14)

“Taṃ kissa hetu”?

> Why is that?  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.24.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.24.15)

“Mātito hi, bho gotama, anupapanno”ti.

> Because his maternity is unsuitable.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

## Translations (5)

- [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.1.24.1) — Burmese
- [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.1.24.1) — German
- [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.1.24.1) — English
- [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.1.24.1) — sr
- [Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-rhysdavids.1.24) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.3.275) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (3)

- [Assalāyanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.93.12.6) — Pāli
- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.37) — Classical Chinese
- [佛開解梵志阿颰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.ambasthasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.24) — Classical Chinese

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