[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) › 21.1-16 # Mahasihanadasutta 21.1-16 Mahāsīhanādasutta 21.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.1) Santi, kassapa, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sīlavādā. > There are, Kassapa, some ascetics and brahmins who teach ethics. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.2) Te anekapariyāyena sīlassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsanti. > They praise ethical conduct in many ways. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.3) Yāvatā, kassapa, ariyaṃ paramaṃ sīlaṃ, nāhaṃ tattha attano samasamaṃ samanupassāmi, kuto bhiyyo. > But as far as the highest noble ethics goes, I don’t see anyone who’s my equal, still less my superior. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.4) Atha kho ahameva tattha bhiyyo, yadidaṃ adhisīlaṃ. > Rather, I am the one who is superior when it comes to the higher ethics. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.5) Santi, kassapa, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā tapojigucchāvādā. > There are, Kassapa, some ascetics and brahmins who teach mortification in disgust of sin. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.6) Te anekapariyāyena tapojigucchāya vaṇṇaṃ bhāsanti. > They praise fervent mortification in disgust of sin in many ways. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.7) Yāvatā, kassapa, ariyā paramā tapojigucchā, nāhaṃ tattha attano samasamaṃ samanupassāmi, kuto bhiyyo. > But as far as the highest noble fervent mortification in disgust of sin goes, I don’t see anyone who’s my equal, still less my superior. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.8) Atha kho ahameva tattha bhiyyo, yadidaṃ adhijegucchaṃ. > Rather, I am the one who is superior when it comes to the higher disgust of sin. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.9) Santi, kassapa, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā paññāvādā. > There are, Kassapa, some ascetics and brahmins who teach wisdom. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.10) Te anekapariyāyena paññāya vaṇṇaṃ bhāsanti. > They praise wisdom in many ways. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.11) Yāvatā, kassapa, ariyā paramā paññā, nāhaṃ tattha attano samasamaṃ samanupassāmi, kuto bhiyyo. > But as far as the highest noble wisdom goes, I don’t see anyone who’s my equal, still less my superior. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.12) Atha kho ahameva tattha bhiyyo, yadidaṃ adhipaññaṃ. > Rather, I am the one who is superior when it comes to the higher wisdom. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.13) Santi, kassapa, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā vimuttivādā. > There are, Kassapa, some ascetics and brahmins who teach freedom. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.14) Te anekapariyāyena vimuttiyā vaṇṇaṃ bhāsanti. > They praise freedom in many ways. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.15) Yāvatā, kassapa, ariyā paramā vimutti, nāhaṃ tattha attano samasamaṃ samanupassāmi, kuto bhiyyo. > But as far as the highest noble freedom goes, I don’t see anyone who’s my equal, still less my superior. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.16) Atha kho ahameva tattha bhiyyo, yadidaṃ adhivimutti. > Rather, I am the one who is superior when it comes to the higher freedom. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ## Translations (3) - [The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-sujato.21.1) — English - [Das Löwengebrüll vor dem nackten Asketen Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~de-sabbamitta.21.1) — German - [Dugi govor o lavljem riku](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~sr-brankokovacevic.21.1) — sr ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.8.402) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [Pāsādikasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.29.35.11) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.25.27) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.21.1-16) · Pramāṇa