[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) › [Ekadhitusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24) › 1.1-12 # Ekadhitusutta 1.1-12 Ekadhītusutta 1.1-12 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.1) Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. > At Sāvatthī. > — An Only Daughter ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.2) “Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… > “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … > — An Only Daughter ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.3) saddhā bhikkhave upāsikā ekaṃ dhītaraṃ piyaṃ manāpaṃ evaṃ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya: > A faithful laywoman with a dear and beloved only daughter would rightly appeal to her, > — An Only Daughter ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.4) ‘tādisā, ayye, bhavāhi yādisā khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā’ti. > ‘My darling, please be like the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother.’ > — An Only Daughter ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.5) Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṃ pamāṇaṃ mama sāvikānaṃ upāsikānaṃ, yadidaṃ khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā. > These are a standard and a measure for my female lay disciples, that is, the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother. > — An Only Daughter ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.6) Sace kho tvaṃ, ayye, agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajasi; > ‘But my darling, if you go forth from the lay life to homelessness, > — An Only Daughter ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.7) tādisā, ayye, bhavāhi yādisā khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā cāti. > please be like the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.’ > — An Only Daughter ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.8) Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṃ pamāṇaṃ mama sāvikānaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ, yadidaṃ khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā ca. > These are a standard and a measure for my nun disciples, that is, the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā. > — An Only Daughter ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.9) Mā ca kho tvaṃ, ayye, 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 Daughter ### [1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.10) Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniṃ sekhaṃ appattamānasaṃ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇāti, so tassā 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 Daughter ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.11) Evaṃ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… > So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …” > — An Only Daughter ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.12) evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. ## Translations (3) - [Eine einzige Tochter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24~de-sabbamitta.1.1) — German - [Kći jedinica](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24~sr-brankokovacevic.1.1) — sr - [An Only Daughter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24~en-sujato.1.1) — English ## Linked texts (1) - [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.2.17.24.1.1-12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.17.24.1.1-12) · Pramāṇa