Sakka In Name Only

Sakkanāmasutta

Sakka In Name Only

Sakkanāmasutta

EN
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain. Then a spirit who was Sakka in name only went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse: “You’ve given up all ties, and are fully freed.
PL
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Atha kho sakkanāmako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Sabbaganthappahīnassa, vippamuttassa te sato;
EN
It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic, to be instructing others.” “No matter how you explain why people gather together, Sakka,
PL
Samaṇassa na taṁ sādhu, yadaññamanusāsasī”ti. “Yena kenaci vaṇṇena, saṁvāso sakka jāyati;
EN
it’s unworthy for a wise person not to think of the other with sympathy. If you instruct others with a mind clear and confident,
PL
Na taṁ arahati sappañño, manasā anukampituṁ. Manasā ce pasannena, yadaññamanusāsati;
EN
your compassion and empathy don’t create attachments.”
PL
Na tena hoti saṁyutto, yānukampā anuddayā”ti.

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

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