{"id":"thag16.6","title":"Sela","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thag16.6","title":"Sela","units":[{"id":"thag16.6:0","sourceIds":["thag16.6:0.1","thag16.6:0.2","thag16.6:0.3","thag16.6:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theragāthā 16.6\nVīsatinipāta\nPaṭhamavagga\nSelattheragāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Monks 16.6\nThe Book of the Twenties\nChapter One\nSela"}},{"id":"thag16.6:1","sourceIds":["thag16.6:1.1","thag16.6:1.2","thag16.6:1.3","thag16.6:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Paripuṇṇakāyo suruci,\nSujāto cārudassano;\nSuvaṇṇavaṇṇosi bhagavā,\nSusukkadāṭhosi vīriyavā.","en":"“O Blessed One, your body’s perfect,\nyou’re radiant, handsome, lovely to behold;\ngolden colored,\nwith teeth so white; you’re strong."}},{"id":"thag16.6:2","sourceIds":["thag16.6:2.1","thag16.6:2.2","thag16.6:2.3","thag16.6:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Narassa hi sujātassa,\nye bhavanti viyañjanā;\nSabbe te tava kāyasmiṁ,\nmahāpurisalakkhaṇā.","en":"The characteristics\nof a handsome man,\nthe marks of a great man,\nare all found on your body."}},{"id":"thag16.6:3","sourceIds":["thag16.6:3.1","thag16.6:3.2","thag16.6:3.3","thag16.6:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pasannanetto sumukho,\nbrahā uju patāpavā;\nMajjhe samaṇasaṅghassa,\nādiccova virocasi.","en":"Your eyes are clear, your face is fair,\nyou’re formidable, upright, majestic.\nIn the midst of the Saṅgha of ascetics,\nyou dazzle like the sun."}},{"id":"thag16.6:4","sourceIds":["thag16.6:4.1","thag16.6:4.2","thag16.6:4.3","thag16.6:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kalyāṇadassano bhikkhu,\nkañcanasannibhattaco;\nKiṁ te samaṇabhāvena,\nevaṁ uttamavaṇṇino.","en":"You’re a mendicant fine to see,\nwith skin that shines like lustrous gold.\nBut with such excellent appearance,\nwhat do you want with the ascetic life?"}},{"id":"thag16.6:5","sourceIds":["thag16.6:5.1","thag16.6:5.2","thag16.6:5.3","thag16.6:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Rājā arahasi bhavituṁ,\ncakkavattī rathesabho;\nCāturanto vijitāvī,\njambusaṇḍassa issaro.","en":"You’re fit to be a king,\na wheel-turning monarch, chief of charioteers,\nvictorious in the four quarters,\nlord of the Black Plum Tree Land."}},{"id":"thag16.6:6","sourceIds":["thag16.6:6.1","thag16.6:6.2","thag16.6:6.3","thag16.6:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khattiyā bhogī rājāno,\nanuyantā bhavanti te;\nRājābhirājā manujindo,\nrajjaṁ kārehi gotama”.","en":"Aristocrats, nobles, and kings\nought follow your rule.\nGotama, may you reign\nas king of kings, lord of mankind!”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:7","sourceIds":["thag16.6:7.1","thag16.6:7.2","thag16.6:7.3","thag16.6:7.4","thag16.6:7.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Rājāhamasmi sela,\n(selāti bhagavā)\nDhammarājā anuttaro;\nDhammena cakkaṁ vattemi,\nCakkaṁ appaṭivattiyaṁ”.","en":"“I am a king, Sela”,\nsaid the Buddha to Sela,\n“the supreme king of the teaching.\nBy the teaching I roll forth the wheel\nwhich cannot be rolled back.”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:8","sourceIds":["thag16.6:8.1","thag16.6:8.2","thag16.6:8.3","thag16.6:8.4","thag16.6:8.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sambuddho paṭijānāsi,\n(iti selo brāhmaṇo)\nDhammarājā anuttaro;\n‘Dhammena cakkaṁ vattemi’,\nIti bhāsatha gotama.","en":"“You claim to be awakened,”\nsaid Sela the brahmin,\n“the supreme king of the teaching.\n‘I roll forth the teaching’:\nso you say, Gotama."}},{"id":"thag16.6:9","sourceIds":["thag16.6:9.1","thag16.6:9.2","thag16.6:9.3","thag16.6:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ko nu senāpati bhoto,\nsāvako satthuranvayo;\nKo tetamanuvatteti,\ndhammacakkaṁ pavattitaṁ”.","en":"Then who is your general,\nthe disciple who follows the Teacher’s way?\nWho keeps rolling the wheel\nof the teaching you rolled forth?”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:10","sourceIds":["thag16.6:10.1","thag16.6:10.2","thag16.6:10.3","thag16.6:10.4","thag16.6:10.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mayā pavattitaṁ cakkaṁ,\n(selāti bhagavā)\nDhammacakkaṁ anuttaraṁ;\nSāriputto anuvatteti,\nAnujāto tathāgataṁ.","en":"“By me the wheel was rolled forth,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“the supreme wheel of the teaching.\nSāriputta, taking after the Realized One,\nkeeps it rolling on."}},{"id":"thag16.6:11","sourceIds":["thag16.6:11.1","thag16.6:11.2","thag16.6:11.3","thag16.6:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Abhiññeyyaṁ abhiññātaṁ,\nbhāvetabbañca bhāvitaṁ;\nPahātabbaṁ pahīnaṁ me,\ntasmā buddhosmi brāhmaṇa.","en":"I have known what should be known,\nand developed what should be developed,\nand given up what should be given up:\nand so, brahmin, I am a Buddha."}},{"id":"thag16.6:12","sourceIds":["thag16.6:12.1","thag16.6:12.2","thag16.6:12.3","thag16.6:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vinayassu mayi kaṅkhaṁ,\nadhimuccassu brāhmaṇa;\nDullabhaṁ dassanaṁ hoti,\nsambuddhānaṁ abhiṇhaso.","en":"Dispel your doubt in me—\nmake up your mind, brahmin!\nThe sight of a Buddha\nis hard to find again."}},{"id":"thag16.6:13","sourceIds":["thag16.6:13.1","thag16.6:13.2","thag16.6:13.3","thag16.6:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yesaṁ ve dullabho loke,\npātubhāvo abhiṇhaso;\nSohaṁ brāhmaṇa buddhosmi,\nsallakatto anuttaro.","en":"I am a Buddha, brahmin,\nthe supreme surgeon,\none of those whose appearance in the world\nis hard to find again."}},{"id":"thag16.6:14","sourceIds":["thag16.6:14.1","thag16.6:14.2","thag16.6:14.3","thag16.6:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Brahmabhūto atitulo,\nmārasenappamaddano;\nSabbāmitte vase katvā,\nmodāmi akutobhayo”.","en":"A manifestation of divinity, unequaled,\ncrusher of Māra’s army;\nhaving subdued all my opponents,\nI rejoice, fearing nothing from any quarter.”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:15","sourceIds":["thag16.6:15.1","thag16.6:15.2","thag16.6:15.3","thag16.6:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Idaṁ bhonto nisāmetha,\nyathā bhāsati cakkhumā;\nSallakatto mahāvīro,\nsīhova nadatī vane.","en":"“Pay heed, sirs, to what\nis spoken by the Clear-eyed One.\nThe surgeon, the great hero,\nroars like a lion in the jungle."}},{"id":"thag16.6:16","sourceIds":["thag16.6:16.1","thag16.6:16.2","thag16.6:16.3","thag16.6:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Brahmabhūtaṁ atitulaṁ,\nmārasenappamaddanaṁ;\nKo disvā nappasīdeyya,\napi kaṇhābhijātiko.","en":"A manifestation of divinity, unequaled,\ncrusher of Māra’s army;\nwho would not be inspired by him,\neven one born in a dark class?"}},{"id":"thag16.6:17","sourceIds":["thag16.6:17.1","thag16.6:17.2","thag16.6:17.3","thag16.6:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo maṁ icchati anvetu,\nyo vā nicchati gacchatu;\nIdhāhaṁ pabbajissāmi,\nvarapaññassa santike”.","en":"Those who wish may follow me;\nthose who don’t may go.\nRight here, I’ll go forth in his presence,\nthe one of such outstanding wisdom.”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:18","sourceIds":["thag16.6:18.1","thag16.6:18.2","thag16.6:18.3","thag16.6:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Etañce ruccati bhoto,\nsammāsambuddhasāsanaṁ;\nMayampi pabbajissāma,\nvarapaññassa santike”.","en":"“Sir, if you endorse\nthe teaching of the Buddha,\nwe’ll also go forth in his presence,\nthe one of such outstanding wisdom.”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:19","sourceIds":["thag16.6:19.1","thag16.6:19.2","thag16.6:19.3","thag16.6:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Brāhmaṇā tisatā ime,\nyācanti pañjalīkatā;\n‘Brahmacariyaṁ carissāma,\nbhagavā tava santike’”.","en":"“These three hundred brahmins\nwith cupped palms held up, ask:\n‘May we lead the spiritual life\nin your presence, Blessed One?’”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:20","sourceIds":["thag16.6:20.1","thag16.6:20.2","thag16.6:20.3","thag16.6:20.4","thag16.6:20.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Svākkhātaṁ brahmacariyaṁ,\n(selāti bhagavā)\nSandiṭṭhikamakālikaṁ;\nYattha amoghā pabbajjā,\nAppamattassa sikkhato”.","en":"“The spiritual life is well explained,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“apparent in the present life, immediately effective.\nHere the going forth isn’t in vain\nfor one who trains with diligence.”"}},{"id":"thag16.6:21","sourceIds":["thag16.6:21.1","thag16.6:21.2","thag16.6:21.3","thag16.6:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yaṁ taṁ saraṇamāgamha,\nito aṭṭhame cakkhuma;\nSattarattena bhagavā,\ndantāmha tava sāsane.","en":"“This is the eighth day since\nwe went for refuge, O Clear-eyed One.\nIn these seven days, Blessed One,\nwe’ve become tamed in your teaching."}},{"id":"thag16.6:22","sourceIds":["thag16.6:22.1","thag16.6:22.2","thag16.6:22.3","thag16.6:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tuvaṁ buddho tuvaṁ satthā,\ntuvaṁ mārābhibhū muni;\nTuvaṁ anusaye chetvā,\ntiṇṇo tāresimaṁ pajaṁ.","en":"You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher,\nyou are the sage who has overcome Māra;\nyou have cut off the underlying tendencies,\nyou’ve crossed over, and you bring humanity across."}},{"id":"thag16.6:23","sourceIds":["thag16.6:23.1","thag16.6:23.2","thag16.6:23.3","thag16.6:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Upadhī te samatikkantā,\nāsavā te padālitā;\nSīhova anupādāno,\npahīnabhayabheravo.","en":"You have transcended attachments,\nyour defilements are shattered;\nlike a lion free of grasping,\nwith fear and dread given up."}},{"id":"thag16.6:24","sourceIds":["thag16.6:24.1","thag16.6:24.2","thag16.6:24.3","thag16.6:24.4","thag16.6:24.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhikkhavo tisatā ime,\ntiṭṭhanti pañjalīkatā;\nPāde vīra pasārehi,\nnāgā vandantu satthuno”ti.\n… Selo thero ….","en":"These three hundred mendicants\nstand with cupped palms raised.\nStretch out your feet, great hero:\nlet these giants bow to the Teacher.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thag16.6/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}