{"id":"an5.58","title":"The Licchavi Youths","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an5.58","title":"The Licchavi Youths","units":[{"id":"an5.58:0","sourceIds":["an5.58:0.1","an5.58:0.2","an5.58:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.58\n6. Nīvaraṇavagga\nLicchavikumārakasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 5.58\n6. Hindrances\nThe Licchavi Youths"}},{"id":"an5.58:1","sourceIds":["an5.58:1.1","an5.58:1.2","an5.58:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.\nAtha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya vesāliṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.\nVesāliyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto mahāvanaṁ ajjhogāhetvā aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisīdi.","en":"At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.\nThen the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Vesālī for alms.\nThen after the meal, on his return from almsround, he plunged deep into the Great Wood and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation."}},{"id":"an5.58:2","sourceIds":["an5.58:2.1","an5.58:2.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā licchavikumārakā sajjāni dhanūni ādāya kukkurasaṅghaparivutā mahāvane anucaṅkamamānā anuvicaramānā addasu bhagavantaṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisinnaṁ;\ndisvāna sajjāni dhanūni nikkhipitvā kukkurasaṅghaṁ ekamantaṁ uyyojetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā tuṇhībhūtā tuṇhībhūtā pañjalikā bhagavantaṁ payirupāsanti.","en":"Now at that time several Licchavi youths took strung bows and, escorted by a pack of hounds, were going for a walk in the Great Wood when they saw the Buddha seated at the root of a tree.\nWhen they saw him, they put down their strung bows, dispatched their hounds to one side, and went up to him. They bowed and silently paid homage to the Buddha with cupped palms."}},{"id":"an5.58:3","sourceIds":["an5.58:3.1","an5.58:3.2","an5.58:3.3","an5.58:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena mahānāmo licchavi mahāvane jaṅghāvihāraṁ anucaṅkamamāno addasa te licchavikumārake tuṇhībhūte tuṇhībhūte pañjalike bhagavantaṁ payirupāsante;\ndisvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.\nEkamantaṁ nisinno kho mahānāmo licchavi udānaṁ udānesi:\n“bhavissanti vajjī, bhavissanti vajjī”ti.","en":"Now at that time Mahānāma the Licchavi was going for a walk in the Great Wood when he saw those Licchavi youths silently paying homage to the Buddha with cupped palms.\nSeeing this, he went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side,\nand expressed this heartfelt sentiment,\n“They will become Vajjis! They will become Vajjis!”"}},{"id":"an5.58:4","sourceIds":["an5.58:4.1","an5.58:4.2","an5.58:4.3","an5.58:4.4","an5.58:4.5","an5.58:4.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Kiṁ pana tvaṁ, mahānāma, evaṁ vadesi:\n‘bhavissanti vajjī, bhavissanti vajjī’”ti?\n“Ime, bhante, licchavikumārakā caṇḍā pharusā apānubhā.\nYānipi tāni kulesu paheṇakāni pahīyanti, ucchūti vā badarāti vā pūvāti vā modakāti vā saṅkulikāti vā, tāni vilumpitvā vilumpitvā khādanti;\nkulitthīnampi kulakumārīnampi pacchāliyaṁ khipanti.\nTe dānime tuṇhībhūtā tuṇhībhūtā pañjalikā bhagavantaṁ payirupāsantī”ti.","en":"“But Mahānāma, why do you say that\nthey will become Vajjis?”\n“Sir, these Licchavi youths are violent, harsh, and brash.\nWhenever sweets are left out for families—sugarcane, jujube fruits, pancakes, pies, or fritters—they filch them and eat them up.\nAnd they hit women and girls of good families on their backs.\nBut now they’re silently paying homage to the Buddha with cupped palms.”"}},{"id":"an5.58:5","sourceIds":["an5.58:5.1","an5.58:5.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yassa kassaci, mahānāma, kulaputtassa pañca dhammā saṁvijjanti—\nyadi vā rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa, yadi vā raṭṭhikassa pettanikassa, yadi vā senāya senāpatikassa, yadi vā gāmagāmaṇikassa, yadi vā pūgagāmaṇikassa, ye vā pana kulesu paccekādhipaccaṁ kārenti, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"“Mahānāma, you can expect only growth, not decline, when you find five qualities in any gentleman—whether he’s an anointed aristocratic king, an appointed or hereditary official, an army general, a village chief, a guild chief, or a ruler of his own clan."}},{"id":"an5.58:6","sourceIds":["an5.58:6.1","an5.58:6.2","an5.58:6.3","an5.58:6.4","an5.58:6.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katame pañca?\nIdha, mahānāma, kulaputto uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi mātāpitaro sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti.\nTamenaṁ mātāpitaro sakkatā garukatā mānitā pūjitā kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti:\n‘ciraṁ jīva, dīghamāyuṁ pālehī’ti.\nMātāpitānukampitassa, mahānāma, kulaputtassa vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"What five?\nFirstly, a gentleman uses his legitimate wealth—earned by his efforts and initiative, built up with his own hands, gathered by the sweat of the brow—to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate his mother and father.\nHonored in this way, his mother and father love him with a good heart, wishing:\n‘Live long! Stay alive for a long time!’\nWhen a gentleman is loved by his mother and father, you can expect only growth, not decline."}},{"id":"an5.58:7","sourceIds":["an5.58:7.1","an5.58:7.2","an5.58:7.3","an5.58:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, mahānāma, kulaputto uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi puttadāradāsakammakaraporise sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti.\nTamenaṁ puttadāradāsakammakaraporisā sakkatā garukatā mānitā pūjitā kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti:\n‘ciraṁ jīva, dīghamāyuṁ pālehī’ti.\nPuttadāradāsakammakaraporisānukampitassa, mahānāma, kulaputtassa vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"Furthermore, a gentleman uses his legitimate wealth to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate his wives and children, bondservants, workers, and staff.\nHonored in this way, his wives and children, bondservants, workers, and staff love him with a good heart, wishing:\n‘Live long! Stay alive for a long time!’\nWhen a gentleman is loved by his wives and children, bondservants, workers, and staff, you can expect only growth, not decline."}},{"id":"an5.58:8","sourceIds":["an5.58:8.1","an5.58:8.2","an5.58:8.3","an5.58:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, mahānāma, kulaputto uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi khettakammantasāmantasabyohāre sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti.\nTamenaṁ khettakammantasāmantasabyohārā sakkatā garukatā mānitā pūjitā kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti:\n‘ciraṁ jīva, dīghamāyuṁ pālehī’ti.\nKhettakammantasāmantasabyohārānukampitassa, mahānāma, kulaputtassa vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"Furthermore, a gentleman uses his legitimate wealth to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate those who work the neighboring fields, and those he does business with.\nHonored in this way, those who work the neighboring fields, and those he does business with love him with a good heart, wishing:\n‘Live long! Stay alive for a long time!’\nWhen a gentleman is loved by those who work the neighboring fields, and those he does business with, you can expect only growth, not decline."}},{"id":"an5.58:9","sourceIds":["an5.58:9.1","an5.58:9.2","an5.58:9.3","an5.58:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, mahānāma, kulaputto uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi yāvatā balipaṭiggāhikā devatā sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti.\nTamenaṁ balipaṭiggāhikā devatā sakkatā garukatā mānitā pūjitā kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti:\n‘ciraṁ jīva, dīghamāyuṁ pālehī’ti.\ndevatānukampitassa, mahānāma, kulaputtassa vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"Furthermore, a gentleman uses his legitimate wealth to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate the deities who receive spirit-offerings.\nHonored in this way, the deities who receive spirit-offerings love him with a good heart, wishing:\n‘Live long! Stay alive for a long time!’\nWhen a gentleman is loved by the deities, you can expect only growth, not decline."}},{"id":"an5.58:10","sourceIds":["an5.58:10.1","an5.58:10.2","an5.58:10.3","an5.58:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, mahānāma, kulaputto uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi samaṇabrāhmaṇe sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti.\nTamenaṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇā sakkatā garukatā mānitā pūjitā kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti:\n‘ciraṁ jīva, dīghamāyuṁ pālehī’ti.\nSamaṇabrāhmaṇānukampitassa, mahānāma, kulaputtassa vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.","en":"Furthermore, a gentleman uses his legitimate wealth to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate ascetics and brahmins.\nHonored in this way, ascetics and brahmins love him with a good heart, wishing:\n‘Live long! Stay alive for a long time!’\nWhen a gentleman is loved by ascetics and brahmins, you can expect only growth, not decline."}},{"id":"an5.58:11","sourceIds":["an5.58:11.1","an5.58:11.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa kassaci, mahānāma, kulaputtassa ime pañca dhammā saṁvijjanti—\nyadi vā rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa, yadi vā raṭṭhikassa pettanikassa, yadi vā senāya senāpatikassa, yadi vā gāmagāmaṇikassa, yadi vā pūgagāmaṇikassa, ye vā pana kulesu paccekādhipaccaṁ kārenti, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānīti.","en":"You can expect only growth, not decline, when you find these five qualities in any gentleman—\nwhether he’s an anointed aristocratic king, an appointed or hereditary official, an army general, a village chief, a guild chief, or a ruler of his own clan."}},{"id":"an5.58:12","sourceIds":["an5.58:12.1","an5.58:12.2","an5.58:12.3","an5.58:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mātāpitukiccakaro,\nputtadārahito sadā;\nAntojanassa atthāya,\nye cassa anujīvino.","en":"He’s always dutiful to his mother and father,\nand for the good of his wives and children.\nHe looks after those in his household,\nand those dependent on him for their livelihood."}},{"id":"an5.58:13","sourceIds":["an5.58:13.1","an5.58:13.2","an5.58:13.3","an5.58:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ubhinnañceva atthāya,\nVadaññū hoti sīlavā;\nÑātīnaṁ pubbapetānaṁ,\nDiṭṭhe dhamme ca jīvataṁ.","en":"A bountiful and ethical person\nlooks after the welfare of relatives—\nboth those who have passed away,\nand those alive at present."}},{"id":"an5.58:14","sourceIds":["an5.58:14.1","an5.58:14.2","an5.58:14.3","an5.58:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samaṇānaṁ brāhmaṇānaṁ,\ndevatānañca paṇḍito;\nVittisañjanano hoti,\ndhammena gharamāvasaṁ.","en":"While living at home, an astute person\nuses legitimate means to give rise to joy\nfor ascetics, brahmins,\nand also the gods."}},{"id":"an5.58:15","sourceIds":["an5.58:15.1","an5.58:15.2","an5.58:15.3","an5.58:15.4","an5.58:15.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So karitvāna kalyāṇaṁ,\npujjo hoti pasaṁsiyo;\nIdheva naṁ pasaṁsanti,\npecca sagge pamodatī”ti.\nAṭṭhamaṁ.","en":"Having done good,\nhe’s venerable and praiseworthy.\nThey praise him in this life,\nand he departs to rejoice in heaven.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.58/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."}