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Sutta Nipāta 3.7

Selasutta

With Sela · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Aṅguttarāpansaṅguttarāpesu wanderingcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā with a Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ with 1,250aḍḍhateḷasehi with mendicantsbhikkhusatehi whereyena Āpaṇaāpaṇaṁ namednāma of the Aṅguttarāpansaṅguttarāpānaṁ townnigamo it·down·gotadavasari.
heardAssosi indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo:
the ascetic“samaṇo it seemskhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo a Sakyansakyaputto from a Sakyan familysakyakulā gone forthpabbajito among the Aṅguttarāpansaṅguttarāpesu wanderingcārikaṁ wanderingcaramāno with a largemahatā with a Saṅgha of mendicantsbhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ with 1,250aḍḍhateḷasehi with mendicantsbhikkhusatehi Āpaṇaāpaṇaṁ has arrivedanuppatto.
of himTaṁ indeedkho nowpana the honorablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ thusevaṁ goodkalyāṇo reputationkittisaddo has arisenabbhuggato:
thus indeed‘itipi thatso Blessed Onebhagavā perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·fit for training·guidepurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā’ti.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godssadevakaṁ with·Mārassamārakaṁ with·divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with·god·humansadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ higher·knowabhiññā with own eyes·having madesacchikatvā forth·knowpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ holy·practicebrahmacariyaṁ forth·revealpakāseti.
goodSādhu indeedkho nowpana such·kindtathārūpānaṁ of perfected onesarahataṁ seeingdassanaṁ it ishotī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā him·approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ courteoussāraṇīyaṁ having concludedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ down·sitnisinnaṁ indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ the matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya educatedsandassesi encouragedsamādapesi fired upsamuttejesi inspiredsampahaṁsesi.
thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo by the Blessed Onebhagavatā with a Dhammadhammiyā talkkathāya educatedsandassito encouragedsamādapito fired upsamuttejito inspiredsampahaṁsito to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
may he consent“adhivāsetu of meme Worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ togethersaddhiṁ with the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.
thusEvaṁ saidvutte, the Blessed Onebhagavā Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ the matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
large“mahā indeedkho, Keṇiyakeṇiya, mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅgho twelve and a half hundredaḍḍhateḷasāni mendicant·hundredsbhikkhusatāni; and youtvañca toward the brahminsbrāhmaṇesu toward·pleasedabhippasanno”ti.

second·alsoDutiyampi indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
even though“kiñcāpi, sirbho Gotamagotama, largemahā monk·communitybhikkhusaṅgho half·thirteenaḍḍhateḷasāni mendicantsbhikkhusatāni, I·andahañca in the brahminsbrāhmaṇesu have confidenceabhippasanno;
upon·consentadhivāsetu to meme Worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ together withsaddhiṁ the mendicant Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.
second·alsoDutiyampi indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ the matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ said thisetadavoca:
large“mahā indeedkho, Keṇiyakeṇiya, monk·communitybhikkhusaṅgho half·thirteenaḍḍhateḷasāni mendicantsbhikkhusatāni; you·andtvañca in the brahminsbrāhmaṇesu have confidenceabhippasanno”ti.

third·alsoTatiyampi indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
even though“kiñcāpi, sirbho Gotamagotama, largemahā monk·communitybhikkhusaṅgho half·thirteenaḍḍhateḷasāni monk·hundredsbhikkhusatāni, I·andahañca devoted to the brahminsbrāhmaṇesu have confidence inabhippasanno,
may he consentadhivāsetu to meme worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ together withsaddhiṁ monk·community·quotation-markerbhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.
consentedAdhivāsesi the Blessed Onebhagavā silent·statetuṇhībhāvena.
thenAtha indeedkho Keṇiyakeṇiyo the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo of the Blessed Onebhagavato consentadhivāsanaṁ having knownviditvā having-risen·from-seatuṭṭhāyāsanā whereyena his ownsako hermitageassamo there·approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā friends and colleaguesmittāmacce relatives and kinñātisālohite addressedāmantesi:
may they listen“suṇantu to meme sirsbhavanto friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā,
the asceticsamaṇo by meme Gotamagotamo invitednimantito for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ together withsaddhiṁ with the community of monksbhikkhusaṅghena,
in whichyena for meme body·servicekāyaveyyāvaṭikaṁ you should dokareyyāthā”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbho”ti indeedkho of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa of the matted-hair asceticjaṭilassa friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa of the matted-hair asceticjaṭilassa having repliedpaṭissutvā someappekacce ovensuddhanāni dugkhaṇanti, someappekacce woodkaṭṭhāni splitphālenti, someappekacce dishesbhājanāni washeddhovanti, someappekacce water·jarudakamaṇikaṁ set uppatiṭṭhāpenti, someappekacce seatsāsanāni spread outpaññāpenti.
KeṇiyaKeṇiyo meanwhilepana the matted-hair asceticjaṭilo oneself·onlysāmaṁyeva pavilionmaṇḍalamāḷaṁ preparedpaṭiyādeti.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena Selaselo brahminbrāhmaṇo in Āpaṇaāpaṇe against·dwellspaṭivasati, of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ far shore·gonepāragū with·vocabularies·ritual performancesanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ their phonology and word classificationsākkharappabhedānaṁ testaments·fifthitihāsapañcamānaṁ knowing word-by-wordpadako grammarianveyyākaraṇo cosmology·great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu well versedanavayo, threetīṇi andca young student·hundredmāṇavakasatāni to recite the hymnsmante was teachingvāceti.

at thatTena indeedkho thenpana timesamayena Keṇiyakeṇiyo matted-hair asceticjaṭilo in Selasele brāhmaṇebrāhmaṇe towards·pleasedabhippasanno washoti.
thenAtha indeedkho Selaselo brahminbrāhmaṇo with threetīhi young student·hundredmāṇavakasatehi around·surroundedparivuto leg·walkingjaṅghāvihāraṁ along·walkinganucaṅkamamāno along·wanderinganuvicaramāno whereyena of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa of the matted-hair asceticjaṭilassa hermitageassamo to it he approachedtenupasaṅkami.
sawAddasā indeedkho Selaselo brahminbrāhmaṇo of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa of the matted-hair asceticjaṭilassa in the hermitageassame someappekacce fireplacesuddhanāni diggingkhaṇante …pe……pe… someappekacce seatsāsanāni preparingpaññapente, Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ thenpana matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ self·justsāmaṁyeva circular·hallmaṇḍalamāḷaṁ preparingpaṭiyādentaṁ.
having seenDisvāna Keṇiyakeṇiyaṁ matted-hair asceticjaṭilaṁ said thisetadavoca:
what“kiṁ nownu indeedkho of the worthybhoto of Keṇiyakeṇiyassa weddingāvāho orvā will bebhavissati, giving in marriagevivāho orvā will bebhavissati, great·sacrificemahāyañño orvā set uppaccupaṭṭhito, kingrājā orvā of Magadhamāgadho Seniyaseniyo Bimbisārabimbisāro invitednimantito for tomorrowsvātanāya together withsaddhiṁ with his armybalakāyenā”ti?

“no“Na for meme, worthybho Sela,sela, marriageāvāho orvā will bebhavissati weddingvivāho or,vā, nornāpi the kingrājā of Magadhamāgadho Seniyaseniyo Bimbisārabimbisāro invitednimantito for tomorrowsvātanāya together withsaddhiṁ force·bodybalakāyena;
ratherapi andca indeedkho for meme great·sacrificemahāyañño is being set up.paccupaṭṭhito.
there isAtthi the asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo Sakyan·sonsakyaputto Sakyan·clansakyakulā gone forthpabbajito among the Aṅguttarāpasaṅguttarāpesu wanderingcārikaṁ travelingcaramāno with a largemahatā mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghena together withsaddhiṁ 1,250aḍḍhateḷasehi mendicant·hundredbhikkhusatehi Āpaṇaṁāpaṇaṁ has arrived.anuppatto.
thisTaṁ indeedkho andpana the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ …pe……pe…
awakenedbuddho the Blessed One.’bhagavāti.
heSo by meme invitednimantito for tomorrowsvātanāya mealbhattaṁ together withsaddhiṁ mendicant·Saṅghabhikkhusaṅghenā”ti.
“‘The awakened one,’“Buddhoti, worthybho Keṇiya,keṇiya, do you say?”vadesi”?
“‘The awakened one,’“Buddhoti, worthybho Sela,sela, I say.”vadāmi”.
“‘The awakened one,’“Buddhoti, worthybho Keṇiya,keṇiya, do you say?”vadesi”?
“‘The awakened one,’“Buddhoti, worthybho Sela,sela, I say.’”vadāmī”ti.

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