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# With Ambaṭṭha 1.25

Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.25

- **Language:** Pāli

### [1.25.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.1)

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,

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

### [1.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.2)

idha brāhmaṇakumāro khattiyakaññāya saddhiṃ saṃvāsaṃ kappeyya, tesaṃ saṃvāsamanvāya putto jāyetha.

> Suppose a brahmin boy was to sleep with an aristocrat girl, and they had a son.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.3)

Yo so brāhmaṇakumārena khattiyakaññāya putto uppanno, api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti?

> Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.4)

“Labhetha, bho gotama”.

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

### [1.25.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.5)

“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

### [1.25.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.6)

“Bhojeyyuṃ, bho gotama”.

> “They would.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.7)

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

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

### [1.25.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.8)

“Vāceyyuṃ, bho gotama”.

> “They would.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.9)

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

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

### [1.25.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.10)

“Anāvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”.

> “He would not.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.11)

“Api nu naṃ khattiyā khattiyābhisekena abhisiñceyyun”ti?

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

### [1.25.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.12)

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

> “No, worthy Gotama.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.13)

“Taṃ kissa hetu”?

> Why is that?  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [1.25.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.25.14)

“Pitito hi, bho gotama, anupapanno”ti.

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

## Translations (5)

- [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.1.25.1) — Burmese
- [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.1.25.1) — German
- [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.1.25.1) — English
- [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.1.25.1) — sr
- [Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-rhysdavids.1.25) — English

## Linked texts (3)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.43) — Classical Chinese
- [佛開解梵志阿颰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.ambasthasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.25) — Classical Chinese
- [Assalāyanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.93.15.4) — Pāli

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