[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Majjhimanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima) › [With Prince Bodhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85) › 45.3 # With Prince Bodhi 45.3 Bodhirājakumārasutta 45.3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45.3) Seyyathāpi nāma uppaliniyaṃ vā paduminiyaṃ vā puṇḍarīkiniyaṃ vā appekaccāni uppalāni vā padumāni vā puṇḍarīkāni vā udake jātāni udake saṃvaḍḍhāni udakānuggatāni antonimuggaposīni, appekaccāni uppalāni vā padumāni vā puṇḍarīkāni vā udake jātāni udake saṃvaḍḍhāni udakānuggatāni samodakaṃ ṭhitāni, appekaccāni uppalāni vā padumāni vā puṇḍarīkāni vā udake jātāni udake saṃvaḍḍhāni udakā accuggamma ṭhitāni anupalittāni udakena; > It’s like a pool with blue water lilies, or pink or white lotuses. Some of them sprout and grow in the water without rising above it, thriving underwater. Some of them sprout and grow in the water reaching the water’s surface. And some of them sprout and grow in the water but rise up above the water and stand with no water clinging to them. > — With Prince Bodhi - [Previous: 45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45.2) - [Next: 45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45.4) - [Up: 45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45) ## Translations (4) - [Mit dem Prinzen Bodhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85~de-sabbamitta.45.3) — German - [Il discorso con il principe Bodhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85~it-giovannizappa.45.3) — Italian - [With Prince Bodhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85~en-sujato.45.3) — English - [К принцу Бодхи](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85~ru-sv.45.3) — Russian ## Linked texts (1) - [Pāsarāsisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.26.21.3) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.85.45.3) · Pramāṇa