With Vishnu

Veṇḍusutta

With Vishnu

Veṇḍusutta

EN
Standing to one side, the godling Vishnu spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Happy are the men who pay homage to the Holy One! They apply themselves to Gotama’s instructions,
PL
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho veṇḍu devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Sukhitāva te manujā, sugataṁ payirupāsiya; Yuñjaṁ gotamasāsane,
EN
diligently training.” “Those who practice absorption <j>in accord with the training”, said the Buddha to Vishnu, “in the way of teaching I’ve proclaimed,
PL
appamattā nu sikkhare”ti. “Ye me pavutte siṭṭhipade, (veṇḍūti bhagavā) Anusikkhanti jhāyino;
EN
diligent while there is still time; they won’t fall under the sway of Death.”
PL
Kāle te appamajjantā, Na maccuvasagā siyun”ti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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