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# With Sandaka 14.8

Sandakasutta 14.8

- **Language:** Pāli

### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76.14.8)

Atirekaṃ kho panimassa bhoto satthuno naggiyaṃ muṇḍiyaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ kesamassulocanaṃ, yohaṃ puttasambādhasayanaṃ ajjhāvasanto kāsikacandanaṃ paccanubhonto mālāgandhavilepanaṃ dhārento jātarūparajataṃ sādiyanto iminā bhotā satthārā samasamagatiko bhavissāmi abhisamparāyaṃ.

> But it’s superfluous for this teacher to go nude, bald, persisting in squatting, tearing out their hair and beard. For I’m living at home with my children, using sandalwood imported from Kāsi, wearing garlands, fragrance, and makeup, and accepting gold and currency. Yet I’ll have exactly the same destiny in the next life as this teacher.  
> — With Sandaka

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## Translations (5)

- [Mit Sandaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76~de-sabbamitta.14.8) — German
- [Il discorso con Sandaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76~it-giovannizappa.14.8) — Italian
- [With Sandaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76~en-sujato.14.8) — English
- [К Сандаке](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76~ru-sv.14.8) — Russian
- [Sandaka sutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.76~sr-brankokovacevic.14.8) — sr

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