[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [With Soṇadaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4) › 6.1-12 # With Soṇadaṇḍa 6.1-12 Soṇadaṇḍasutta 6.1-12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.1) Evaṃ vutte, soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo te brāhmaṇe etadavoca: > When they had spoken, Soṇadaṇḍa said to those brahmins: > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.2) “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, > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.3) na tveva arahati so bhavaṃ gotamo amhākaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. > and it’s not appropriate for him to come to see me. > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.4) 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. > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.5) 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; > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.6) atha kho mayameva arahāma taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. > rather, it’s appropriate for me to go to see him. > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.7) Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo mahantaṃ ñātisaṅghaṃ ohāya pabbajito …pe… > When he went forth he abandoned a large family circle. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.8) 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. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.9) 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. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.10) 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. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.11) 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. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ### [6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.12) Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo sīlavā ariyasīlī kusalasīlī kusalasīlena samannāgato …pe… > He is ethical, possessing ethical conduct that is noble and skillful. … > — With Soṇadaṇḍa ## Translations (4) - [Razgovor sa Soṇadaṇḍom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~sr-brankokovacevic.6.1) — sr - [With Soṇadaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~en-sujato.6.1) — English - [Mit Soṇadaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~de-sabbamitta.6.1) — German - [Sonadanda Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4~en-rhysdavids.1.6.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.4.304) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (3) - [Kūṭadantasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.5.7.1-35) — Pāli - [Caṅkīsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.95.9.2) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.22.18) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.1-12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.4.6.1-12) · Pramāṇa