Chapter One

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Paṭhamavagga

EN
“The foremost of my monk disciples in long standing is Koṇḍañña Who Understood. … with great wisdom is Sāriputta. … with psychic power is Mahāmoggallāna. … who advocate austerities is Mahākassapa.
PL
“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ rattaññūnaṁ yadidaṁ aññāsikoṇḍañño. … Mahāpaññānaṁ yadidaṁ sāriputto. … Iddhimantānaṁ yadidaṁ mahāmoggallāno. … Dhutavādānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākassapo.
EN
… with clairvoyance is Anuruddha. … from eminent families is Bhaddiya son of Kāḷīgodhā. … with a charming voice is Bhaddiya the Dwarf. … with a lion’s roar is Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer.
PL
… Dibbacakkhukānaṁ yadidaṁ anuruddho. … Uccākulikānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddiyo kāḷigodhāya putto. … Mañjussarānaṁ yadidaṁ lakuṇḍaka bhaddiyo. … Sīhanādikānaṁ yadidaṁ piṇḍolabhāradvājo.
EN
… who speak on the teaching is Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī. … who explain in detail the meaning of a brief statement is Mahākaccāna.”
PL
… Dhammakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ puṇṇo mantāṇiputto. … saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ vibhajantānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākaccāno”ti. Vaggo paṭhamo.

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

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