[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) › [Saṃyuttanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta) › [The Book of Causation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2) › [Lābhasakkārasaṃyutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17) › [Ekaputtakasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23) › 1.1-12 # Ekaputtakasutta 1.1-12 Ekaputtakasutta 1.1-12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.1) Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. > At Sāvatthī. > — An Only Son ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.2) “Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… > “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … > — An Only Son ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.3) saddhā, bhikkhave, upāsikā ekaputtakaṃ piyaṃ manāpaṃ evaṃ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya: > A faithful laywoman with a dear and beloved only son would rightly appeal to him, > — An Only Son ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.4) ‘tādiso, tāta, bhavāhi yādiso citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako’ti. > ‘My darling, please be like the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.’ > — An Only Son ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.5) Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṃ pamāṇaṃ mama sāvakānaṃ upāsakānaṃ, yadidaṃ citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako. > These are a standard and a measure for my male lay disciples, that is, the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī. > — An Only Son ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.6) Sace kho tvaṃ, tāta, agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajasi; > ‘But my darling, if you go forth from the lay life to homelessness, > — An Only Son ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.7) tādiso, tāta, bhavāhi yādisā sāriputtamoggallānāti. > please be like Sāriputta and Moggallāna.’ > — An Only Son ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.8) Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṃ pamāṇaṃ mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ, yadidaṃ sāriputtamoggalānā. > These are a standard and a measure for my monk disciples, that is, Sāriputta and Moggallāna. > — An Only Son ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.9) Mā ca kho tvaṃ, tāta, sekhaṃ appattamānasaṃ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātūti. > ‘And my darling, may you not come into possessions, honor, and popularity while you’re still a trainee and haven’t achieved your heart’s desire.’ > — An Only Son ### [1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.10) Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṃ sekhaṃ appattamānasaṃ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇāti, so tassa hoti antarāyāya. > If a trainee who hasn’t achieved their heart’s desire comes into possessions, honor, and popularity it’s an obstacle for them. > — An Only Son ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.11) Evaṃ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… > So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …” > — An Only Son ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.12) evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. ## Translations (3) - [Ein einziger Sohn](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23~de-sabbamitta.1.1) — German - [Sin jedinac](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23~sr-brankokovacevic.1.1) — sr - [An Only Son](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23~en-sujato.1.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sāratthappakāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta!saratthappakasini.17.3.2.172-175) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [Chaṭṭhasaṅgāyana-pucchāvissajjanā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.modern.sangayana-puccha.7.6.9) — Pāli - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.9.1.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.1-12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.23.1.1-12) · Pramāṇa