[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) › 16.3 # Mahasihanadasutta 16.3 Mahāsīhanādasutta 16.3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.3) “Pakati kho esā, kassapa, lokasmiṃ ‘dukkaraṃ sāmaññaṃ dukkaraṃ brahmaññan’ti. > “It’s typical, Kassapa, in this world to think that it’s hard to be a true ascetic or brahmin. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa - [Previous: 16.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.2) - [Next: 16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.4) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16) ## Translations (3) - [The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-sujato.16.3) — English - [Das Löwengebrüll vor dem nackten Asketen Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~de-sabbamitta.16.3) — German - [Kassapa Sihanada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-rhysdavids.1.16) — English ## 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.8.16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.16.3) · Pramāṇa