With Soṇadaṇḍa 16.1-9

Soṇadaṇḍasutta 16.1-9

“Imesaṃ pana, brāhmaṇa, tiṇṇaṃ aṅgānaṃ sakkā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ ṭhapayitvā dvīhaṅgehi samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapetuṃ;

“But brahmin, is it possible to set aside one of these three factors and still rightly describe someone as a brahmin?”
With Soṇadaṇḍa

‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti?

“Sakkā, bho gotama.

“It is possible, worthy Gotama.
With Soṇadaṇḍa

Imesañhi, bho gotama, tiṇṇaṃ aṅgānaṃ jātiṃ ṭhapayāma.

We could leave birth out of the three factors.
With Soṇadaṇḍa

Kiñhi jāti karissati?

For what does birth matter?
With Soṇadaṇḍa

Yato kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇo sīlavā hoti vuddhasīlī vuddhasīlena samannāgato;

It’s when a brahmin is ethical, mature in ethical conduct;
With Soṇadaṇḍa

paṇḍito ca hoti medhāvī paṭhamo vā dutiyo vā sujaṃ paggaṇhantānaṃ.

and he’s astute and intelligent, being the first or second to hold the sacrificial ladle.
With Soṇadaṇḍa

Imehi kho, bho gotama, dvīhaṅgehi samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapenti;

A brahmin must possess these two factors for the brahmins to rightly describe him as a brahmin.”
With Soṇadaṇḍa

‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti.

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