With Soṇadaṇḍa 19.1-6

Soṇadaṇḍasutta 19.1-6

Evaṃ vutte, soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

When he said this, Soṇadaṇḍa said to the Buddha,
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“tiṭṭhatu bhavaṃ gotamo, tuṇhī bhavaṃ gotamo hotu, ahameva tesaṃ sahadhammena paṭivacanaṃ karissāmī”ti.

“Let it be, worthy Gotama, be silent. I myself will respond to them in a legitimate manner.”
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Atha kho soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo te brāhmaṇe etadavoca:

Then he said to those brahmins,
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“mā bhavanto evaṃ avacuttha, mā bhavanto evaṃ avacuttha:

“Don’t say this, good fellows, don’t say this:
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‘apavadateva bhavaṃ soṇadaṇḍo vaṇṇaṃ, apavadati mante, apavadati jātiṃ, ekaṃsena bhavaṃ soṇadaṇḍo samaṇasseva gotamassa vādaṃ anupakkhandatī’ti.

‘You’re just condemning appearance, the hymns, and birth! You’re totally going over to the ascetic Gotama’s doctrine!’
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Nāhaṃ, bho, apavadāmi vaṇṇaṃ vā mante vā jātiṃ vā”ti.

I’m not condemning appearance, hymns, or birth.”
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