With Ambaṭṭha 2.17
Ambaṭṭhasutta 2.17
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- Pāli
2.17.1
Yāvatikā yānassa bhūmi yānena gantvā, yānā paccorohitvā pattikova yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami. upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi, sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
He went by carriage as far as the terrain allowed, then descended and entered the monastery on foot. He went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha,
2.17.2
“āgamā nu khvidha, bho gotama, amhākaṃ antevāsī ambaṭṭho māṇavo”ti?
“Master Gotama, has my resident pupil, the student Ambaṭṭha, come here?”
2.17.3
“Āgamā kho te, brāhmaṇa, antevāsī ambaṭṭho māṇavo”ti.
“Yes he has, brahmin.”
2.17.4
“Ahu pana te, bho gotama, ambaṭṭhena māṇavena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpo”ti?
“And did you have some discussion with him?”
2.17.5
“Ahu kho me, brāhmaṇa, ambaṭṭhena māṇavena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpo”ti.
“I did.”
2.17.6
“Yathākathaṃ pana te, bho gotama, ahu ambaṭṭhena māṇavena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpo”ti?
“And what kind of discussion did you have with him?”
2.17.7
Atha kho bhagavā yāvatako ahosi ambaṭṭhena māṇavena saddhiṃ kathāsallāpo, taṃ sabbaṃ brāhmaṇassa pokkharasātissa ārocesi.
Then the Buddha informed Pokkharasāti of all they had discussed.
2.17.8
Evaṃ vutte, brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
Then Pokkharasāti said to the Buddha,
2.17.9
“bālo, bho gotama, ambaṭṭho māṇavo, khamatu bhavaṃ gotamo ambaṭṭhassa māṇavassā”ti.
“Ambaṭṭha is a fool, worthy Gotama. Please forgive him.”
2.17.10
“Sukhī hotu, brāhmaṇa, ambaṭṭho māṇavo”ti.
“May the student Ambaṭṭha be happy, brahmin.”
Translations (5)
- အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ် — Burmese
- Mit Ambaṭṭha — German
- With Ambaṭṭha — English
- Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom — sr
- Ambattha Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English