[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) › 4.1-10 # Mahasihanadasutta 4.1-10 Mahāsīhanādasutta 4.1-10 - **Language:** Pāli ### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.1) Santi, kassapa, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā paṇḍitā nipuṇā kataparappavādā vālavedhirūpā. Te bhindantā maññe caranti paññāgatena diṭṭhigatāni. > There are some astute ascetics and brahmins who are subtle, accomplished in the doctrines of others, hair-splitters. You’d think they live to demolish convictions with their intellect. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.2) Tehipi me saddhiṃ ekaccesu ṭhānesu sameti, ekaccesu ṭhānesu na sameti. > They agree with me in some matters and disagree in others. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.3) Yaṃ te ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘sādhū’ti, mayampi taṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘sādhū’ti. > Some of the things that they applaud, I also applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.4) Yaṃ te ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘na sādhū’ti, mayampi taṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘na sādhū’ti. > Some of the things that they don’t applaud, I also don’t applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.5) Yaṃ te ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘sādhū’ti, mayaṃ taṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘na sādhū’ti. > But some of the things that they applaud, I don’t applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.6) Yaṃ te ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘na sādhū’ti, mayaṃ taṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘sādhū’ti. > And some of the things that they don’t applaud, I do applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.7) Yaṃ mayaṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘sādhū’ti, parepi taṃ ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘sādhū’ti. > Some of the things that I applaud, others also applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.8) Yaṃ mayaṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘na sādhū’ti, parepi taṃ ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘na sādhū’ti. > Some of the things that I don’t applaud, they also don’t applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.9) Yaṃ mayaṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘na sādhū’ti, pare taṃ ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘sādhū’ti. > But some of the things that I don’t applaud, others do applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ### [4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.10) Yaṃ mayaṃ ekaccaṃ vadema ‘sādhū’ti, pare taṃ ekaccaṃ vadanti ‘na sādhū’ti. > And some of the things that I do applaud, others don’t applaud. > — The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa ## Translations (4) - [The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-sujato.4.1) — English - [Das Löwengebrüll vor dem nackten Asketen Kassapa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~de-sabbamitta.4.1) — German - [Dugi govor o lavljem riku](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~sr-brankokovacevic.4.1) — sr - [Kassapa Sihanada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8~en-rhysdavids.1.4) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.8.384) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.25.5) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.1-10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.8.4.1-10) · Pramāṇa