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Linked Discourses · SN 1.14

  • Linked Discourses 1.14Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.14
  • 2. The Garden of Delight2. Nandanavagga

AristocratsKhattiyasutta

“An aristocrat is the best of bipeds,“Khattiyo dvipadaṁ seṭṭho, an ox is the best of quadrupeds,balībaddo catuppadaṁ; a maiden is the best of wives,Komārī seṭṭhā bhariyānaṁ, and a first-born the best of sons.”yo ca puttāna pubbajo”ti.

“A Buddha is the best of bipeds,“Sambuddho dvipadaṁ seṭṭho, a thoroughbred, the best of quadrupeds,ājānīyo catuppadaṁ; a good listener is the best of wives,Sussūsā seṭṭhā bhariyānaṁ, and the best of sons is loyal.”yo ca puttānamassavo”ti.