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# With Soṇadaṇḍa 18.5

Soṇadaṇḍasutta 18.5

- **Language:** Pāli

### [18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.18.5)

‘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.”  
> — With Soṇadaṇḍa

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## Translations (4)

- [Razgovor sa Soṇadaṇḍom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~sr-brankokovacevic.18.5) — sr
- [With Soṇadaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~en-sujato.18.5) — English
- [Mit Soṇadaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~de-sabbamitta.18.5) — German
- [Sonadanda Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~en-rhysdavids.1.18) — English

## Linked texts (1)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.22.37) — Classical Chinese

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