{"id":"an10.167","title":"The Brahmin Ceremony of Descent","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an10.167","title":"The Brahmin Ceremony of Descent","units":[{"id":"an10.167:0","sourceIds":["an10.167:0.1","an10.167:0.2","an10.167:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.167\n17. Jāṇussoṇivagga\nBrāhmaṇapaccorohaṇīsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 10.167\n17. With Jāṇussoṇī\nThe Brahmin Ceremony of Descent"}},{"id":"an10.167:1","sourceIds":["an10.167:1.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhāto navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivattho allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya bhagavato avidūre ekamantaṁ ṭhito hoti.","en":"Now, at that time it was the sabbath. The brahmin Jānussoṇi had bathed his head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes. Holding a handful of fresh grass, he stood to one side not far from the Buddha."}},{"id":"an10.167:2","sourceIds":["an10.167:2.1","an10.167:2.2","an10.167:2.3","an10.167:2.4","an10.167:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Addasā kho bhagavā jāṇussoṇiṁ brāhmaṇaṁ tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhātaṁ navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivatthaṁ allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya ekamantaṁ ṭhitaṁ.\nDisvāna jāṇussoṇiṁ brāhmaṇaṁ etadavoca:\n“kiṁ nu tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhāto navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivattho allakusamuṭṭhiṁ ādāya ekamantaṁ ṭhito?\nKiṁ nvajja brāhmaṇakulassā”ti?\n“Paccorohaṇī, bho gotama, ajja brāhmaṇakulassā”ti.","en":"The Buddha saw him,\nand said,\n“Brahmin, why have you bathed your head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes? Why are you standing to one side holding a handful of fresh grass?\nWhat’s going on today with the brahmin clan?”\n“Worthy Gotama, today is the ceremony of descent for the brahmin clan.”"}},{"id":"an10.167:3","sourceIds":["an10.167:3.1","an10.167:3.2","an10.167:3.3","an10.167:3.4","an10.167:3.5","an10.167:3.6","an10.167:3.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yathā kathaṁ pana, brāhmaṇa, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hotī”ti?\n“Idha, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā tadahuposathe sīsaṁnhātā navaṁ khomayugaṁ nivatthā allena gomayena pathaviṁ opuñjitvā haritehi kusehi pattharitvā antarā ca velaṁ antarā ca agyāgāraṁ seyyaṁ kappenti.\nTe taṁ rattiṁ tikkhattuṁ paccuṭṭhāya pañjalikā aggiṁ namassanti:\n‘paccorohāma bhavantaṁ, paccorohāma bhavantan’ti.\nBahukena ca sappitelanavanītena aggiṁ santappenti.\nTassā ca rattiyā accayena paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena brāhmaṇe santappenti.\nEvaṁ, bho gotama, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"“But how do the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent?”\n“Well, worthy Gotama, on the sabbath the brahmins bathe their heads and dress in a new pair of linen robes. They make a heap of fresh cow dung and spread it with green grass. Then they make their beds between the boundary and the fire chamber.\nThat night they rise three times and worship the fire with cupped palms:\n‘We descend, lord! We descend, lord!’\nAnd they serve the fire with abundant ghee, oil, and butter.\nAnd when the night has passed they serve the brahmins with delicious fresh and cooked foods.\nThat’s how the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent.”"}},{"id":"an10.167:4","sourceIds":["an10.167:4.1","an10.167:4.2","an10.167:4.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aññathā kho, brāhmaṇa, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hoti, aññathā ca pana ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.\n“Yathā kathaṁ pana, bho gotama, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hoti?\nSādhu me bhavaṁ gotamo tathā dhammaṁ desetu yathā ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"“The ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One.”\n“But worthy Gotama, how is the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One?\nWorthy Gotama, please teach me this.”"}},{"id":"an10.167:5","sourceIds":["an10.167:5.1","an10.167:5.2","an10.167:5.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Tena hi, brāhmaṇa, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.\n“Evaṁ, bho”ti kho jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi.\nBhagavā etadavoca:","en":"“Well then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”\n“Yes, worthy sir,” Jānussoṇi replied.\nThe Buddha said this:"}},{"id":"an10.167:6","sourceIds":["an10.167:6.1","an10.167:6.2","an10.167:6.3","an10.167:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Idha, brāhmaṇa, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:\n‘pāṇātipātassa kho pāpako vipāko diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya pāṇātipātaṁ pajahati;\npāṇātipātā paccorohati.","en":"“It’s when a noble disciple reflects:\n‘Killing living creatures has a bad result in the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up killing living creatures,\nthey descend from killing living creatures."}},{"id":"an10.167:7","sourceIds":["an10.167:7.1","an10.167:7.2","an10.167:7.3","an10.167:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Adinnādānassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya adinnādānaṁ pajahati;\nadinnādānā paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Stealing has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up stealing,\nthey descend from stealing."}},{"id":"an10.167:8","sourceIds":["an10.167:8.1","an10.167:8.2","an10.167:8.3","an10.167:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Kāmesumicchācārassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya kāmesumicchācāraṁ pajahati;\nkāmesumicchācārā paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Sexual misconduct has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up sexual misconduct,\nthey descend from sexual misconduct."}},{"id":"an10.167:9","sourceIds":["an10.167:9.1","an10.167:9.2","an10.167:9.3","an10.167:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Musāvādassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya musāvādaṁ pajahati;\nmusāvādā paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Lying has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up lying,\nthey descend from lying."}},{"id":"an10.167:10","sourceIds":["an10.167:10.1","an10.167:10.2","an10.167:10.3","an10.167:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Pisuṇāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya pisuṇaṁ vācaṁ pajahati;\npisuṇāya vācāya paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Backbiting has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up backbiting,\nthey descend from backbiting."}},{"id":"an10.167:11","sourceIds":["an10.167:11.1","an10.167:11.2","an10.167:11.3","an10.167:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Pharusāya vācāya kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya pharusaṁ vācaṁ pajahati;\npharusāya vācāya paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Harsh speech has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up harsh speech,\nthey descend from harsh speech."}},{"id":"an10.167:12","sourceIds":["an10.167:12.1","an10.167:12.2","an10.167:12.3","an10.167:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Samphappalāpassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya samphappalāpaṁ pajahati;\nsamphappalāpā paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Talking nonsense has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up talking nonsense,\nthey descend from talking nonsense."}},{"id":"an10.167:13","sourceIds":["an10.167:13.1","an10.167:13.2","an10.167:13.3","an10.167:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Abhijjhāya kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya abhijjhaṁ pajahati;\nabhijjhāya paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Covetousness has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up covetousness,\nthey descend from covetousness."}},{"id":"an10.167:14","sourceIds":["an10.167:14.1","an10.167:14.2","an10.167:14.3","an10.167:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Byāpādassa kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya byāpādaṁ pajahati;\nbyāpādā paccorohati.","en":"… ‘Ill will has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up ill will,\nthey descend from ill will."}},{"id":"an10.167:15","sourceIds":["an10.167:15.1","an10.167:15.2","an10.167:15.3","an10.167:15.4","an10.167:15.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… ‘Micchādiṭṭhiyā kho pāpako vipāko—\ndiṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañcā’ti.\nSo iti paṭisaṅkhāya micchādiṭṭhiṁ pajahati;\nmicchādiṭṭhiyā paccorohati.\nEvaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hotī”ti.","en":"‘Wrong view has a bad result\nin the present life and in lives to come.’\nReflecting like this, they give up wrong view,\nthey descend from wrong view.\nThis is the ceremony of descent in the training of the Noble One.”"}},{"id":"an10.167:16","sourceIds":["an10.167:16.1","an10.167:16.2","an10.167:16.3","an10.167:16.4","an10.167:16.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Aññathā kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī hoti, aññathā ca pana ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇī hoti.\nImissā, bho gotama, ariyassa vinaye paccorohaṇiyā brāhmaṇānaṁ paccorohaṇī kalaṁ nāgghati soḷasiṁ.\nAbhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…\nupāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.\nPaṭhamaṁ.","en":"“The ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One.\nAnd, worthy Gotama, the ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is not worth a sixteenth part of the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One.\nExcellent, worthy Gotama, excellent! …\nFrom this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.167/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}