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# With Ambaṭṭha 2.1: 4. Vijjācaraṇakathā

Ambaṭṭhasutta 2.1

- **Language:** Pāli

### 4. Vijjācaraṇakathā

### [2.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.1)

“Katamaṃ pana taṃ, bho gotama, caraṇaṃ, katamā ca pana sā vijjā”ti?

> “But what, worthy Gotama, is that conduct, and what is that knowledge?”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [2.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.2)

“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—  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [2.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.3)

‘arahasi vā maṃ tvaṃ, na vā maṃ tvaṃ arahasī’ti.

> ‘You deserve me’ or ‘You don’t deserve me.’  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [2.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.4)

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.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [2.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.5)

‘arahasi vā maṃ tvaṃ, na vā maṃ tvaṃ arahasī’ti.

### [2.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.6)

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.  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

### [2.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3.2.1.7)

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.”  
> — With Ambaṭṭha

## Translations (4)

- [အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ်](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~my-myteam.2.1.1) — Burmese
- [Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~sr-brankokovacevic.2.1.1) — sr
- [Mit Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~de-sabbamitta.2.1.1) — German
- [With Ambaṭṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.3~en-sujato.2.1.1) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.3.278) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (2)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.20.58) — Classical Chinese
- [佛開解梵志阿颰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.ambasthasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.36) — Classical Chinese

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