Titans

Asurasutta

Titans

Asurasutta

EN
“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? A titan surrounded by titans, a titan surrounded by gods,
PL
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro? Asuro asuraparivāro, asuro devaparivāro,
EN
a god surrounded by titans, and a god surrounded by gods. And how is an individual a titan surrounded by titans? It’s when an individual is unethical, of bad character, and their followers are the same.
PL
devo asuraparivāro, devo devaparivāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo asuro hoti asuraparivāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussīlo hoti pāpadhammo, parisāpissa hoti dussīlā pāpadhammā.
EN
That’s how an individual is a titan surrounded by titans. And how is an individual a titan surrounded by gods? It’s when an individual is unethical, of bad character, but their followers are ethical, of good character. That’s how an individual is a titan surrounded by gods.
PL
Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo asuro hoti asuraparivāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo asuro hoti devaparivāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussīlo hoti pāpadhammo, parisā ca khvassa hoti sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo asuro hoti devaparivāro.
EN
And how is an individual a god surrounded by titans? It’s when an individual is ethical, of good character, but their followers are unethical, of bad character. That’s how an individual is a god surrounded by titans. And how is an individual a god surrounded by gods?
PL
Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo devo hoti asuraparivāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlavā hoti kalyāṇadhammo, parisā ca khvassa hoti dussīlā pāpadhammā. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo devo hoti asuraparivāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo devo hoti devaparivāro?
EN
It’s when an individual is ethical, of good character, and their followers are the same. That’s how an individual is a god surrounded by gods. These are the four individuals found in the world.”
PL
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlavā hoti kalyāṇadhammo, parisāpissa hoti sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo devo hoti, devaparivāro. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.

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

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