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# Piyajatikasutta 28.1-9

Piyajātikasutta 28.1-9

- **Language:** Pāli

### [28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.1)

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja,

> What do you think, Great King?  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.2)

piyā te kāsikosalā”ti?

> Do you love the realms of Kāsi and Kosala?”  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.3)

“Evaṃ, mallike, piyā me kāsikosalā.

> “Indeed I do, Mallikā.  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.4)

Kāsikosalānaṃ, mallike, ānubhāvena kāsikacandanaṃ paccanubhoma, mālāgandhavilepanaṃ dhāremā”ti.

> It’s due to the bounty of Kāsi and Kosala that we use sandalwood imported from Kāsi and wear garlands, fragrance, and makeup.”  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.5)

“Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, mahārāja,

> “What do you think, Great King?  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.6)

kāsikosalānaṃ te vipariṇāmaññathābhāvā uppajjeyyuṃ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?

> If these realms were to decay and perish, would sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress arise in you?”  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.7)

“Kāsikosalānañhi, mallike, vipariṇāmaññathābhāvā jīvitassapi siyā aññathattaṃ, kiṃ pana me na uppajjissanti sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?

> “If they were to decay and perish, my life would fall apart. How could sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress not arise in me?”  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.8)

“Idaṃ kho taṃ, mahārāja, tena bhagavatā jānatā passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena sandhāya bhāsitaṃ:

> “This is what the Buddha was referring to when he said:  
> — Born From the Beloved

### [28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87.28.9)

‘piyajātikā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā piyappabhavikā’”ti.

> ‘Our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.’”  
> — Born From the Beloved

## Translations (4)

- [Was aus Liebem entsteht](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87~de-sabbamitta.28.1) — German
- [Born From the Beloved](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87~en-sujato.28.1) — English
- [Il discorso su ciò di cui i nostri cari sono la fonte](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87~it-giovannizappa.28.1) — Italian
- [Рождено теми, кто дорог](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.87~ru-sv.28.1) — Russian

## Linked texts (2)

- [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.13.3.43) — Classical Chinese
- [婆羅門子命終愛念不離經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyama.priyajatikasutra*zh-an-shigao.1.25) — Classical Chinese

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