Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

5: The Book of the Fives

99. The Lion

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1 "Sīho, bhikkhave, migarājā sāyanhasamayaṃ āsayā nikkhamati; āsayā nikkhamitvā vijambhati; vijambhitvā samantā catuddisaṃ anuviloketi; samantā catuddisaṃ anuviloketvā tikkhattuṃ sīhanādaṃ nadati; tikkhattuṃ sīhanādaṃ naditvā gocarāya pakkamati. So hatthissa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; mahiṃsassa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; gavassa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; dīpissa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; khuddakānañcepi pāṇānaṃ pahāraṃ deti antamaso sasabiḷārānampi, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ. Taṃ kissa hetu? ‘Mā me yoggapatho nassā’ti.

2 Sīhoti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ arahato sammāsambuddhassa. Yaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tathāgato parisāya dhammaṃ deseti, idamassa hoti sīhanādasmiṃ. Bhikkhūnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; bhikkhunīnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; upāsakānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; upāsikānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; puthujjanānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti antamaso annabhāranesādānampi, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ. Taṃ kissa hetu? Dhammagaru, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammagāravo"ti.

Navamaṃ.