With Soṇadaṇḍa 6.13-24
Soṇadaṇḍasutta 6.13-24
- Language
- Pāli
6.13
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo kalyāṇavāco kalyāṇavākkaraṇo poriyā vācāya samannāgato vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā …pe…
He’s a good speaker who enunciates well, with a polished, clear, and articulate voice that expresses the meaning. …
6.14
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo bahūnaṃ ācariyapācariyo …pe…
He’s a tutor of tutors. …
6.15
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo khīṇakāmarāgo vigatacāpallo …pe…
He has ended sensual desire, and is rid of caprice. …
6.16
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo kammavādī kiriyavādī apāpapurekkhāro brahmaññāya pajāya …pe…
He teaches the efficacy of deeds and action. He doesn’t wish any harm upon the community of brahmins. …
6.17
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo uccā kulā pabbajito asambhinnakhattiyakulā …pe…
He went forth from an eminent family of unbroken aristocratic lineage. …
6.18
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo aḍḍhā kulā pabbajito mahaddhanā mahābhogā …pe…
He went forth from a rich, affluent, and wealthy family. …
6.19
Samaṇaṃ khalu, bho, gotamaṃ tiroraṭṭhā tirojanapadā pañhaṃ pucchituṃ āgacchanti …pe…
People come from distant lands and distant countries to question him. …
6.20
Samaṇaṃ khalu, bho, gotamaṃ anekāni devatāsahassāni pāṇehi saraṇaṃ gatāni …pe…
Many thousands of deities have gone for refuge for life to him. …
6.21
Samaṇaṃ khalu, bho, gotamaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:
He has this good reputation:
6.22
‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā’ti …pe…
‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’ …
6.23
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇehi samannāgato …pe…
He has the thirty-two marks of a great man. …
6.24
Samaṇo khalu, bho, gotamo ehisvāgatavādī sakhilo sammodako abbhākuṭiko uttānamukho pubbabhāsī …pe…
He is welcoming, congenial, polite, smiling, open, the first to speak. …
Translations (4)
- With Soṇadaṇḍa — English
- Mit Soṇadaṇḍa — German
- Razgovor sa Soṇadaṇḍom — sr
- Sonadanda Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Linked texts (3)
- Kūṭadantasutta — Pāli
- Caṅkīsutta — Pāli
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese