[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) › [Mahasihanadasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8) › 16.12 # Mahasihanadasutta 16.12 Mahāsīhanādasutta 16.12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.12) Ayaṃ vuccati, kassapa, bhikkhu samaṇo itipi brāhmaṇo itipi. > When they achieve this, they’re a mendicant who is called a ‘true ascetic’ and also ‘a true brahmin’. …” > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa - [Previous: 16.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.11) - [Next: 16.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.13) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16) ## Translations (2) - [The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-sujato.16.12) — English - [Das Löwengebrüll vor dem nackten Asketen Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~de-sabbamitta.16.12) — German ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.25.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.12) · Pramāṇa