[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) › 1.5 # With Ambaṭṭha 1.5 Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.5 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.1) “Yathā kathaṃ panāhaṃ, bho, taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ jānissāmi: ‘yadi vā taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ tathāsantaṃyeva saddo abbhuggato, yadi vā no tathā. Yadi vā so bhavaṃ gotamo tādiso, yadi vā na tādiso’”ti? > “But sir, how shall I find out whether or not the ascetic Gotama lives up to his reputation?” > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.2) “Āgatāni kho, tāta ambaṭṭha, amhākaṃ mantesu dvattiṃsa mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, yehi samannāgatassa mahāpurisassa dveyeva gatiyo bhavanti anaññā. > “Dear Ambaṭṭha, the thirty-two marks of a great man have been handed down in our hymns. A great man who possesses these has only two possible destinies, no other. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.3) Sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato. > If he stays at home he becomes a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. His dominion extends to all four sides, he achieves stability in the country, and he possesses the seven treasures. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.4) Tassimāni satta ratanāni bhavanti. > He has the following seven treasures: > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.5) Seyyathidaṃ—cakkaratanaṃ, hatthiratanaṃ, assaratanaṃ, maṇiratanaṃ, itthiratanaṃ, gahapatiratanaṃ, pariṇāyakaratanameva sattamaṃ. > the wheel, the elephant, the horse, the jewel, the woman, the householder, and the commander as the seventh treasure. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.6) Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā bhavanti sūrā vīraṅgarūpā parasenappamaddanā. > He has over a thousand sons who are valiant and heroic, crushing the armies of his enemies. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.7) So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgarapariyantaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasati. > After conquering this land girt by sea, he reigns by principle, without rod or sword. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.8) Sace kho pana agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajati, arahaṃ hoti sammāsambuddho loke vivaṭṭacchado. > But if he goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, he becomes a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha, who has cast off the world’s veil. > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.9) Ahaṃ kho pana, tāta ambaṭṭha, mantānaṃ dātā; > But, dear Ambaṭṭha, I am the one who gives the hymns, > — With Ambaṭṭha ### [1.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5.10) tvaṃ mantānaṃ paṭiggahetā”ti. > and you are the one who receives them.” > — With Ambaṭṭha ## Translations (5) - [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.1.5.1) — Burmese - [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.1.5.1) — German - [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.1.5.1) — English - [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.1.5.1) — sr - [Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-rhysdavids.1.5) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.3.258) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.9) — Classical Chinese - [佛開解梵志阿颰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.ambasthasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.8) — Classical Chinese - [Brahmāyusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.91.5.2) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.1.5) · Pramāṇa