Advice from Nandaka 3.1-6
Nandakovādasutta 3.1-6
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- Pāli
3.1
Tena kho pana samayena therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadanti pariyāyena.
Now at that time the senior monks were taking turns to advise the nuns.
3.2
Āyasmā nandako na icchati bhikkhuniyo ovadituṃ pariyāyena.
But Venerable Nandaka didn’t want to take his turn.
3.3
Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi:
Then the Buddha said to Venerable Ānanda,
3.4
“kassa nu kho, ānanda, ajja pariyāyo bhikkhuniyo ovadituṃ pariyāyenā”ti?
“Ānanda, whose turn is it to advise the nuns today?”
3.5
“Sabbeheva, bhante, kato pariyāyo bhikkhuniyo ovadituṃ pariyāyena.
“It’s Nandaka’s turn, sir,
3.6
Ayaṃ, bhante, āyasmā nandako na icchati bhikkhuniyo ovadituṃ pariyāyenā”ti.
but he doesn’t want to do it.”
Translations (4)
- Il discorso sul consiglio di Nandaka — Italian
- Advice from Nandaka — English
- Nandakas Unterweisung — German
- Совет от Нандаки — Russian
Linked texts (1)
- 雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese