[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) › 1.27 # With Ambaṭṭha 1.27 Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.27 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.27.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.1) “Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha, > “What do you think, Ambaṭṭha? > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.2) 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. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.3) Api nu so labhetha brāhmaṇesu āsanaṃ vā udakaṃ vā”ti? > Would he receive a seat and water from the brahmins?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.4) “Labhetha, bho gotama”. > “He would, worthy Gotama.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.5) “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?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.6) “Bhojeyyuṃ, bho gotama”. > “They would.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.7) “Api nu naṃ brāhmaṇā mante vāceyyuṃ vā no vā”ti? > “And would the brahmins teach him the hymns or not?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.8) “Vāceyyuṃ, bho gotama”. > “They would.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.9) “Api nussa itthīsu āvaṭaṃ vā assa anāvaṭaṃ vā”ti? > “And would he be kept from the women or not?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.10) “Anāvaṭaṃ hissa, bho gotama”. > “He would not.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.11) “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. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.27.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27.12) Iti kho, ambaṭṭha, yadā khattiyo paramanihīnataṃ patto hoti, tadāpi khattiyāva seṭṭhā, hīnā brāhmaṇā. > Yet still the aristocrats are superior and the brahmins inferior. > — With Ambaṭṭha ## Translations (5) - [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.1.27.1) — Burmese - [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.1.27.1) — German - [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.1.27.1) — English - [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.1.27.1) — sr - [Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-rhysdavids.1.27) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.3.277) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.51) — 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.93.16.4) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.27) · Pramāṇa