Brahmayacanasutta 5.1-8
Brahmāyācanasutta 5.1-8
- Language
- Pāli
5.1
Atha kho brahmuno sahampatissa bhagavato cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya etadahosi:
Then, knowing the Buddha’s train of thought, it occurred to the divinity Sahampati,
5.2
“nassati vata bho loko, vinassati vata bho loko, yatra hi nāma tathāgatassa arahato sammāsambuddhassa appossukkatāya cittaṃ namati, no dhammadesanāyā”ti.
“Oh lord! The world will be lost, the world will perish! For the mind of the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha, inclines to remaining passive, not to teaching the Dhamma.”
5.3
Atha kho brahmā sahampati—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva—brahmaloke antarahito bhagavato purato pāturahosi.
Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, he vanished from the realm of divinity and reappeared in front of the Buddha.
5.4
Atha kho brahmā sahampati ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā dakkhiṇajāṇumaṇḍalaṃ pathaviyaṃ nihantvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:
He arranged his robe over one shoulder, knelt on his right knee, raised his joined palms toward the Buddha, and said:
5.5
“desetu, bhante, bhagavā dhammaṃ, desetu sugato dhammaṃ.
“Sir, let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma! Let the Holy One teach the Dhamma!
5.6
Santi sattā apparajakkhajātikā, assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti.
There are beings with little dust in their eyes. They’re in decline because they haven’t heard the teaching.
5.7
Bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro”ti.
There will be those who understand the teaching!”
5.8
Idamavoca brahmā sahampati, idaṃ vatvā athāparaṃ etadavoca:
That is what the divinity Sahampati said. Then he went on to say:
Translations (5)
- The Appeal of the Divinity — English
- Die Aufforderung des Brahmā — German
- L’ Appel de Brahmā — French
- Просьба Брахмы — Russian
- Brahmina molba — sr
Linked texts (5)
- Mahāvagga — Pāli
- 增壹阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Mahāpadānasutta — Pāli
- Bodhirājakumārasutta — Pāli
- Pāsarāsisutta — Pāli