Aṅgaṇikabhāradvāja

Seeking purity the wrong way,I served the sacred fire in a grove.Not knowing the path to purity,I practiced endless mortification.

“Ayoni suddhimanvesaṁ, aggiṁ paricariṁ vane; Suddhimaggaṁ ajānanto, akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ. *akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ → akāsiṁ aparaṁ tapaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); akāsiṁ amataṁ

Seeking purity the wrong way,“Ayoni suddhimanvesaṁ, I served the sacred fire in a grove.aggiṁ paricariṁ vane; Not knowing the path to purity,Suddhimaggaṁ ajānanto, I practiced endless mortification.akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ. *akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ → akāsiṁ aparaṁ tapaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); akāsiṁ amataṁ

I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness:behold the clear rightness of the teaching!I’ve attained the three knowledgesand fulfilled the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario’s instructions.

Taṁ sukhena sukhaṁ laddhaṁ, passa dhammasudhammataṁ; Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness:Taṁ sukhena sukhaṁ laddhaṁ, behold the clear rightness of the teaching!passa dhammasudhammataṁ; I’ve attained the three knowledgesTisso vijjā anuppattā, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

I used to be brahmin only by kin,*This expression (also at Thig 12.1:16.1, Thig 13.2:21.1) shows that brahmabandhu has the disparaging sense of “brahmin only by kin (but not by practice)”, a sense found in the Vedic literature as well (Aitareya Brāhmaṇa 35.1.4, 35.3.2; Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.1.1).but now I really am a brahmin!I am master of the three knowledges, <j>I’m a bathed initiate,I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.

Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo; Tevijjo nhātako camhi, *nhātako → nahātako (bj)sottiyo camhi vedagū”ti.

I used to be brahmin only by kin,*This expression (also at Thig 12.1:16.1, Thig 13.2:21.1) shows that brahmabandhu has the disparaging sense of “brahmin only by kin (but not by practice)”, a sense found in the Vedic literature as well (Aitareya Brāhmaṇa 35.1.4, 35.3.2; Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.1.1).Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, but now I really am a brahmin!idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo; I am master of the three knowledges, <j>I’m a bathed initiate,Tevijjo nhātako camhi, *nhātako → nahātako (bj)I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.sottiyo camhi vedagū”ti.