With Poṭṭhapāda 55.1-5
Poṭṭhapādasutta 55.1-5
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- Pāli
55.1
Citto pana hatthisāriputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
But Citta Hatthisāriputta said to the Buddha,
55.2
“abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante.
“Excellent, sir! Excellent!
55.3
Seyyathāpi, bhante, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.
As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, so too the Buddha has made the teaching clear in many ways.
55.4
Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.
I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.
55.5
Labheyyāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ, labheyyaṃ upasampadan”ti.
Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”
Translations (4)
- Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom — sr
- Mit Poṭṭhapāda — German
- With Poṭṭhapāda — English
- Potthapada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese