With Soṇadaṇḍa 6.1-12
Soṇadaṇḍasutta 6.1-12
- Language
- Pāli
6.1
Evaṃ vutte, soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo te brāhmaṇe etadavoca:
When they had spoken, Soṇadaṇḍa said to those brahmins:
6.2
“Tena hi, bho, mamapi suṇātha, yathā mayameva arahāma taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ;
“Well then, gentlemen, listen to why it’s appropriate for me to go to see the ascetic Gotama,
6.3
na tveva arahati so bhavaṃ gotamo amhākaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ.
and it’s not appropriate for him to come to see me.
6.4
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṃsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā, akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena.
He is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation.
6.5
Yampi, bho, samaṇo gotamo ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca saṃsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā, akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena, imināpaṅgena na arahati so bhavaṃ gotamo amhākaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ;
For this reason it’s not appropriate for the ascetic Gotama to come to see me;
6.6
atha kho mayameva arahāma taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ.
rather, it’s appropriate for me to go to see him.
6.7
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo mahantaṃ ñātisaṅghaṃ ohāya pabbajito …pe…
When he went forth he abandoned a large family circle. …
6.8
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo pahūtaṃ hiraññasuvaṇṇaṃ ohāya pabbajito bhūmigatañca vehāsaṭṭhaṃ ca …pe…
When he went forth he abandoned abundant gold, both coined and uncoined, stored above and below ground. …
6.9
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo daharova samāno yuvā susukāḷakeso bhadrena yobbanena samannāgato paṭhamena vayasā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito …pe…
He went forth from the lay life to homelessness while still a youth, young, with pristine black hair, blessed with youth, in the prime of life. …
6.10
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo akāmakānaṃ mātāpitūnaṃ assumukhānaṃ rudantānaṃ kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito …pe…
Though his mother and father wished otherwise, weeping with tearful faces, he shaved off his hair and beard, dressed in ocher robes, and went forth from the lay life to homelessness. …
6.11
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato, brahmavaṇṇī, brahmavacchasī, akhuddāvakāso dassanāya …pe…
He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty. He has divine looks and lustre, remarkable to behold. …
6.12
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo sīlavā ariyasīlī kusalasīlī kusalasīlena samannāgato …pe…
He is ethical, possessing ethical conduct that is noble and skillful. …
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 (3)
- Kūṭadantasutta — Pāli
- Caṅkīsutta — Pāli
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese