With Ambaṭṭha 1.27
Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.27
- Language
- Pāli
1.27.1
“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,
“What do you think, Ambaṭṭha?
1.27.2
idha khattiyā khattiyaṃ kismiñcideva pakaraṇe khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā bhassapuṭena vadhitvā raṭṭhā vā nagarā vā pabbājeyyuṃ.
Suppose the aristocrats for some reason were to shave an aristocrat’s head, inflict him with a sack of ashes, and banish him from the nation or the city.
1.27.3
Api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti?
Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?”
1.27.4
“Labhetha, bho gotama”.
“He would, worthy Gotama.”
1.27.5
“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?”
1.27.6
“Bhojeyyuṃ, bho gotama”.
“They would.”
1.27.7
“Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā mante vāceyyuṃ vā no vā”ti?
“And would the brahmins teach him the hymns or not?”
1.27.8
“Vāceyyuṃ, bho gotama”.
“They would.”
1.27.9
“Api nussa itthīsu āvaṭaṃ vā assa anāvaṭaṃ vā”ti?
“And would he be kept from the women or not?”
1.27.10
“Anāvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”.
“He would not.”
1.27.11
“Ettāvatā kho, ambaṭṭha, khattiyo paramanihīnataṃ patto hoti, yadeva naṃ khattiyā khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā bhassapuṭena vadhitvā raṭṭhā vā nagarā vā pabbājenti.
“At this point, Ambaṭṭha, that aristocrat has reached rock bottom, with head shaven, inflicted with a sack of ashes, and banished from city or nation.
1.27.12
Iti kho, ambaṭṭha, yadā khattiyo paramanihīnataṃ patto hoti, tadāpi khattiyāva seṭṭhā, hīnā brāhmaṇā.
Yet still the aristocrats are superior and the brahmins inferior.
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)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 佛開解梵志阿颰經 — Classical Chinese
- Assalāyanasutta — Pāli