Mahasihanadasutta 22.1-19
Mahāsīhanādasutta 22.1-19
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- Pāli
22.1
Ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ, kassapa, vijjati, yaṃ aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:
It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
22.2
‘sīhanādaṃ kho samaṇo gotamo nadati, tañca kho suññāgāre nadati, no parisāsū’ti.
‘The ascetic Gotama only roars his lion’s roar in an empty hut, not in an assembly.’
22.3
Te: ‘mā hevan’tissu vacanīyā.
They should be told, ‘Not so!’
22.4
‘Sīhanādañca samaṇo gotamo nadati, parisāsu ca nadatī’ti evamassu, kassapa, vacanīyā.
What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, and he roars it in the assemblies.’
22.5
Ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ, kassapa, vijjati, yaṃ aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:
It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
22.6
‘sīhanādañca samaṇo gotamo nadati, parisāsu ca nadati, no ca kho visārado nadatī’ti.
‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, and he roars it in the assemblies. But he doesn’t roar it boldly.’
22.7
Te: ‘mā hevan’tissu vacanīyā.
They should be told, ‘Not so!’
22.8
‘Sīhanādañca samaṇo gotamo nadati, parisāsu ca nadati, visārado ca nadatī’ti evamassu, kassapa, vacanīyā.
What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, he roars it in the assemblies, and he roars it boldly.’
22.9
Ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ, kassapa, vijjati, yaṃ aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:
It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
22.10
‘sīhanādañca samaṇo gotamo nadati, parisāsu ca nadati, visārado ca nadati, no ca kho naṃ pañhaṃ pucchanti …pe…
‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, he roars it in the assemblies, and he roars it boldly. But they don’t question him. …
22.11
pañhañca naṃ pucchanti; no ca kho nesaṃ pañhaṃ puṭṭho byākaroti …pe…
Or he doesn’t answer their questions. …
22.12
pañhañca nesaṃ puṭṭho byākaroti; no ca kho pañhassa veyyākaraṇena cittaṃ ārādheti …pe…
Or his answers are not satisfactory. …
22.13
pañhassa ca veyyākaraṇena cittaṃ ārādheti; no ca kho sotabbaṃ maññanti …pe…
Or they don’t think him worth listening to. …
22.14
sotabbañcassa maññanti; no ca kho sutvā pasīdanti …pe…
Or they’re not confident after listening. …
22.15
sutvā cassa pasīdanti; no ca kho pasannākāraṃ karonti …pe…
Or they don’t demonstrate their confidence. …
22.16
pasannākārañca karonti; no ca kho tathattāya paṭipajjanti …pe…
Or they don’t practice accordingly. …
22.17
tathattāya ca paṭipajjanti; no ca kho paṭipannā ārādhentī’ti.
Or they don’t succeed in their practice.’
22.18
Te: ‘mā hevan’tissu vacanīyā.
They should be told, ‘Not so!’
22.19
‘Sīhanādañca samaṇo gotamo nadati, parisāsu ca nadati, visārado ca nadati, pañhañca naṃ pucchanti, pañhañca nesaṃ puṭṭho byākaroti, pañhassa ca veyyākaraṇena cittaṃ ārādheti, sotabbañcassa maññanti, sutvā cassa pasīdanti, pasannākārañca karonti, tathattāya ca paṭipajjanti, paṭipannā ca ārādhentī’ti evamassu, kassapa, vacanīyā.
What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar; he roars it in the assemblies; he roars it boldly; they question him; he answers their questions; his answers are satisfactory; they think him worth listening to; they’re confident after listening; they demonstrate their confidence; they practice accordingly; and they succeed in their practice.’
Translations (4)
- The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa — English
- Das Löwengebrüll vor dem nackten Asketen Kassapa — German
- Dugi govor o lavljem riku — sr
- Kassapa Sihanada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese