With Ambaṭṭha 1.26

Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.26

Language: Pāli

1.26.1

“Iti kho, ambaṭṭha, itthiyā vā itthiṃ karitvā purisena vā purisaṃ karitvā khattiyāva seṭṭhā, hīnā brāhmaṇā.

“And so, Ambaṭṭha, the aristocrats are superior and the brahmins inferior, whether comparing women with women or men with men.
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1.26.2

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,

What do you think, Ambaṭṭha?
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1.26.3

idha brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ kismiñcideva pakaraṇe khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā bhassapuṭena vadhitvā raṭṭhā vā nagarā vā pabbājeyyuṃ.

Suppose the brahmins for some reason were to shave a brahmin’s head, inflict him with a sack of ashes, and banish him from the nation or the city.
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1.26.4

Api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti?

Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?”
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1.26.5

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

“No, worthy Gotama.”
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1.26.6

“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?”
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