With Kūṭadanta 9.1-9

Kūṭadantasutta 9.1-9

Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho kūṭadanto brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

Kūṭadanta said to the Buddha,
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“sutaṃ metaṃ, bho gotama:

“Worthy Gotama, I’ve heard that
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‘samaṇo gotamo tividhaṃ yaññasampadaṃ soḷasaparikkhāraṃ jānātī’ti.

you know how to accomplish the sacrifice with three modes and sixteen accessories.
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Na kho panāhaṃ jānāmi tividhaṃ yaññasampadaṃ soḷasaparikkhāraṃ.

I don’t know about that,
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Icchāmi cāhaṃ mahāyaññaṃ yajituṃ.

but I wish to perform a great sacrifice.
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Sādhu me bhavaṃ gotamo tividhaṃ yaññasampadaṃ soḷasaparikkhāraṃ desetū”ti.

Please teach me how to accomplish the sacrifice with three modes and sixteen accessories.”
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“Tena hi, brāhmaṇa, suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Well then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho kūṭadanto brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi.

“Yes, worthy sir,” Kūṭadanta replied.
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Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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