With Soṇadaṇḍa 18.1-5
Soṇadaṇḍasutta 18.1-5
- Language
- Pāli
18.1
Atha kho bhagavā te brāhmaṇe etadavoca:
So the Buddha said to them,
18.2
“sace kho tumhākaṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ evaṃ hoti:
“Well, brahmins, if you think that
18.3
‘appassuto ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, akalyāṇavākkaraṇo ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, duppañño ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, na ca pahoti soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo samaṇena gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane paṭimantetun’ti, tiṭṭhatu soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, tumhe mayā saddhiṃ mantavho asmiṃ vacane.
Soṇadaṇḍa is unlearned, a poor speaker, witless, and not capable of debating with me about this, then leave him aside and you can debate with me.
18.4
Sace pana tumhākaṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ evaṃ hoti:
But if you think that
18.5
‘bahussuto ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, kalyāṇavākkaraṇo ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, paṇḍito ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo, pahoti ca soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo samaṇena gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane paṭimantetun’ti, tiṭṭhatha tumhe, soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo mayā saddhiṃ paṭimantetū”ti.
he’s learned, a good speaker who enunciates well, astute, and capable of debating with me about this, then you should stand aside and let him debate with me.”
Translations (4)
- Razgovor sa Soṇadaṇḍom — sr
- With Soṇadaṇḍa — English
- Mit Soṇadaṇḍa — German
- Sonadanda Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese