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Sutta Piṭaka

Theravāda

253SN 1.67Uḍḍitasutta 254SN 1.68Pihitasutta 255SN 1.69Icchāsutta 256SN 1.70Lokasutta 257SN 1.71Chetvāsutta 258SN 1.72Rathasutta 259SN 1.73Vittasutta 260SN 1.74Vuṭṭhisutta 261SN 1.75Bhītāsutta 262SN 1.76Najīratisutta 263SN 1.77Issariyasutta 264SN 1.78Kāmasutta 265SN 1.79Pātheyyasutta 266SN 1.80Pajjotasutta 267SN 1.81Araṇasutta 268SN 2.1Paṭhamakassapasutta 269SN 2.2Dutiyakassapasutta 270SN 2.3Māghasutta

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TheravādaSN 1.72HOLYMAP · SACRED TEXTS

Sutta PiṭakaSN 1.72

Sutta Piṭaka

SN 1.72

Rathasutta

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

Rathasutta

“Kiṁsu rathassa paññāṇaṁ, kiṁsu paññāṇamaggino; Kiṁsu raṭṭhassa paññāṇaṁ, kiṁsu paññāṇamitthiyā”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

A Chariot

“What is a chariot known by? What is fire known by? What is a nation known by? What is a woman known by?”

Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)

“Dhajo rathassa paññāṇaṁ, dhūmo paññāṇamaggino; Rājā raṭṭhassa paññāṇaṁ, bhattā paññāṇamitthiyā”ti.

English · Bhikkhu Sujato

“A chariot is known by a banner. Fire is known by smoke. A nation is known by its ruler. A woman is known by her husband.”

SN 1.72English

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Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)Original · Pāli

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund), as published by SuttaCentral. Public domain. · Source ↗

Pāli text: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka, via SuttaCentral. Public domain.

Sutta Piṭaka, tr. Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation · English · Bhikkhu Sujato, 2018

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato. SuttaCentral, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). · Source ↗

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato (SuttaCentral), dedicated to the public domain via CC0. The translator respectfully requests that any use be in accordance with the values and principles of the Buddhist community. In particular, please do not use this work in AI training datasets, for the development of any AI model or algorithm, or in any AI-derived technologies.