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Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.26  Linked Discourses 1.26
  • 3. Sattivagga  3. A Sword

Pajjotasutta  Lamps

“Kati lokasmiṁ pajjotā,  “How many lamps are there
Tehi loko pakāsati; 
pakāsati → pabhāsati (bj)
that light up the world?
Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma, 
Bhagavantaṁ → bhavantaṁ (pts1ed, pts2ed, mr)
We’ve come to ask you, worthy sir:
Kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayan”ti.  how are we to understand this?”

“Cattāro loke pajjotā,  “There are four lamps in the world,
pañcamettha na vijjati;  a fifth is not found.
Divā tapati ādicco,  The sun blazes by day,
rattimābhāti candimā.  the moon radiates at night,

Atha aggi divārattiṁ,  while a fire illuminates both
tattha tattha pakāsati;  by day and by night.
Sambuddho tapataṁ seṭṭho,  But a Buddha is the best of blazes:
esā ābhā anuttarā”ti.  this is the supreme radiance.”

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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