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Suttanipata 3.6.5

Suttanipāta 3.6.5

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Pāli

3.6.5.1

Atha kho sabhiyassa paribbājakassa etadahosi:

Then he thought,

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3.6.5.2

“yepi kho te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā jiṇṇā vuḍḍhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā therā rattaññū cirapabbajitā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa, seyyathidaṃ—

“Even those ascetics and brahmins who are elderly and senior, who are advanced in years and have reached the final stage of life; who are senior, long standing, long gone forth; who lead an order and a community, and tutor a community; who are well-known and famous religious founders, deemed holy by many people—that is

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3.6.5.3

pūraṇo kassapo …pe… nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto—

Pūraṇa Kassapa and the rest—

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3.6.5.4

tepi mayā pañhe puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,

were stumped by my questions.

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3.6.5.5

asampāyantā kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaronti, api ca maññevettha paṭipucchanti;

They displayed annoyance, hate, and bitterness, and even questioned me in return.

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3.6.5.6

kiṃ pana me samaṇo gotamo ime pañhe puṭṭho byākarissati.

How can the ascetic Gotama possibly answer my questions,

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3.6.5.7

Samaṇo hi gotamo daharo ceva jātiyā, navo ca pabbajjāyā”ti.

since he is so young in age and newly gone forth?”

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