Suttanipata 3.9.3
Suttanipāta 3.9.3
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- Pāli
3.9.3.1
Vāseṭṭho māṇavo evamāha:
Vāseṭṭha said this:
3.9.3.2
“yato kho, bho, sīlavā ca hoti vatasampanno ca,
“When you’re ethical and accomplished in doing your duties—
3.9.3.3
ettāvatā kho, bho, brāhmaṇo hotī”ti.
then you’re a brahmin.”
3.9.3.4
Neva kho asakkhi bhāradvājo māṇavo vāseṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ saññāpetuṃ, na pana asakkhi vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhāradvājaṃ māṇavaṃ saññāpetuṃ.
But neither was able to persuade the other.
Translations (3)
- Lehrreden-Sammelband — German
- Anthology of Discourses — English
- The Sutta-Nipāta (Sacred Books of the East 10.2) — Viggo Fausbøll 1881, English
Linked texts (2)
- Vāseṭṭhasutta — Pāli
- Tevijjasutta — Pāli