Suttanipata 3.9.4
Suttanipāta 3.9.4
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- Pāli
3.9.4.1
Atha kho vāseṭṭho māṇavo bhāradvājaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantesi:
So Vāseṭṭha said to Bhāradvāja,
3.9.4.2
“ayaṃ kho, bho bhāradvāja, samaṇo gotamo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito icchānaṅgale viharati icchānaṅgalavanasaṇḍe;
“Worthy Bhāradvāja, the ascetic Gotama—a Sakyan, gone forth from a Sakyan family—is staying in a forest near Icchānaṅgala.
3.9.4.3
taṃ kho pana bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:
He has this good reputation:
3.9.4.4
‘itipi …pe… buddho bhagavā’ti.
‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’
3.9.4.5
Āyāma, bho bhāradvāja, yena samaṇo gotamo tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ etamatthaṃ pucchissāma.
Come, let’s go to see him and ask him about this matter.
3.9.4.6
Yathā no samaṇo gotamo byākarissati tathā naṃ dhāressāmā”ti.
As he answers, so we’ll remember it.”
3.9.4.7
“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho bhāradvājo māṇavo vāseṭṭhassa māṇavassa paccassosi.
“Yes, worthy sir,” replied Bhāradvāja.
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