[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3) › 1.26 # With Ambaṭṭha 1.26 Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.26 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.1) “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. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.2) Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha, > What do you think, Ambaṭṭha? > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.3) 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. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.4) Api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti? > Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.5) “No hidaṃ, bho gotama”. > “No, worthy Gotama.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.6) “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?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.7) “No hidaṃ, bho gotama”. > “No, worthy Gotama.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.8) “Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā mante vāceyyuṃ vā no vā”ti? > “And would the brahmins teach him the hymns or not?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.9) “No hidaṃ, bho gotama”. > “No, worthy Gotama.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.10) “Api nussa itthīsu āvaṭaṃ vā assa anāvaṭaṃ vā”ti? > “And would he be kept from the women or not?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.26.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26.11) “Āvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”. > “He would be.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ## Translations (5) - [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.1.26.1) — Burmese - [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.1.26.1) — German - [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.1.26.1) — English - [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.1.26.1) — sr - [Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-rhysdavids.1.26) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.3.276) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.47) — Classical Chinese - [佛開解梵志阿颰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.ambasthasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.26) — Classical Chinese - [Assalāyanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.93.16.3) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.26) · Pramāṇa