Sutta Piṭaka
Vuṭṭhisutta
Vuṭṭhisutta
“Kiṁsu uppatataṁ seṭṭhaṁ, kiṁsu nipatataṁ varaṁ; Kiṁsu pavajamānānaṁ, kiṁsu pavadataṁ varan”ti.
Rain
“What’s the best of things that rise? And what’s the finest thing to fall? And what of the things that go forth? And who’s the finest speaker?”
“Bījaṁ uppatataṁ seṭṭhaṁ, vuṭṭhi nipatataṁ varā; Gāvo pavajamānānaṁ, putto pavadataṁ varo”ti.
“A seed’s the best of things that rise. Rain’s the finest thing to fall. Cattle, of things that go forth. And a child is the finest speaker.”
“Vijjā uppatataṁ seṭṭhā, avijjā nipatataṁ varā; Saṅgho pavajamānānaṁ, buddho pavadataṁ varo”ti.
“Knowledge is best of things that rise. Ignorance the finest thing to fall. The Saṅgha, of things that go forth. And the Buddha is the finest speaker.”