With Ambaṭṭha 2.1: 4. Vijjācaraṇakathā
Ambaṭṭhasutta 2.1
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- Pāli
4. Vijjācaraṇakathā
2.1.1
“Katamaṃ pana taṃ, bho gotama, caraṇaṃ, katamā ca pana sā vijjā”ti?
“But what, worthy Gotama, is that conduct, and what is that knowledge?”
2.1.2
“Na kho, ambaṭṭha, anuttarāya vijjācaraṇasampadāya jātivādo vā vuccati, gottavādo vā vuccati, mānavādo vā vuccati:
“Ambaṭṭha, in the supreme knowledge and conduct there is no discussion of genealogy or clan or pride—
2.1.3
‘arahasi vā maṃ tvaṃ, na vā maṃ tvaṃ arahasī’ti.
‘You deserve me’ or ‘You don’t deserve me.’
2.1.4
Yattha kho, ambaṭṭha, āvāho vā hoti, vivāho vā hoti, āvāhavivāho vā hoti, etthetaṃ vuccati jātivādo vā itipi gottavādo vā itipi mānavādo vā itipi:
Wherever there is giving and taking in marriage there is such discussion.
2.1.5
‘arahasi vā maṃ tvaṃ, na vā maṃ tvaṃ arahasī’ti.
2.1.6
Ye hi keci, ambaṭṭha, jātivādavinibaddhā vā gottavādavinibaddhā vā mānavādavinibaddhā vā āvāhavivāhavinibaddhā vā, ārakā te anuttarāya vijjācaraṇasampadāya.
Whoever is shackled to questions of genealogy or clan or pride, or to giving and taking in marriage, is far from the supreme knowledge and conduct.
2.1.7
Pahāya kho, ambaṭṭha, jātivādavinibaddhañca gottavādavinibaddhañca mānavādavinibaddhañca āvāhavivāhavinibaddhañca anuttarāya vijjācaraṇasampadāya sacchikiriyā hotī”ti.
The realization of supreme knowledge and conduct occurs when you’ve given up such things.”
Translations (4)
- အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ် — Burmese
- Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom — sr
- Mit Ambaṭṭha — German
- With Ambaṭṭha — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli