With Ambaṭṭha 2.9
Ambaṭṭhasutta 2.9
- Language
- Pāli
2.9.1
Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, ambaṭṭha,
What do you think, Ambaṭṭha?
2.9.2
kinti te sutaṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ vuddhānaṃ mahallakānaṃ ācariyapācariyānaṃ bhāsamānānaṃ—
According to what you have heard from elderly and senior brahmins, the tutors of tutors,
2.9.3
ye te ahesuṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ pubbakā isayo mantānaṃ kattāro mantānaṃ pavattāro, yesamidaṃ etarahi brāhmaṇā porāṇaṃ mantapadaṃ gītaṃ pavuttaṃ samihitaṃ, tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti, seyyathidaṃ—aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu,
did those ancient brahmin seers—
2.9.4
evaṃ su te sunhātā suvilittā kappitakesamassū āmukkamaṇikuṇḍalābharaṇā odātavatthavasanā pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitā samaṅgībhūtā paricārenti, seyyathāpi tvaṃ etarahi sācariyako”ti?
nicely bathed and anointed, with hair and beard dressed, bedecked with jewels, earrings, and bracelets, dressed in white—amuse themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation, like you do today in your denomination?”
2.9.5
“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.
“No, worthy Gotama.”
Translations (4)
- အမ္ဗဋ္ဌသုတ် — Burmese
- Mit Ambaṭṭha — German
- With Ambaṭṭha — English
- Razgovor sa Ambaṭṭhom — sr
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli