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The Conduct of Golden Sāma

Suvaṇṇasāmacariya

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • 0.2YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
  • 0.3Mettāpāramī 1The Perfection of Love (1st)

0.4SuvaṇṇasāmacariyaGoldblack’s Conduct

1.1“Sāmo yadā vane āsiṁ,“When in a wood I was Sāma the black,11.2sakkena abhinimmito;created by Sakka.1.3Pavane sīhabyagghe ca,I led the lions and tigers1.4mettāya mupanāmayiṁ.in the forest by love.

2.1Sīhabyagghehi dīpīhi,Surrounded by lions and tigers,2.2acchehi mahisehi ca;leopards, bears, buffaloes,2.3Pasadamigavarāhehi,spotted deer, and wild boar,2.4parivāretvā vane vasiṁ.I stayed in the forest.

3.1Na maṁ koci uttasati,None were scared of me,3.2napi bhāyāmi kassaci;nor I of them.3.3Mettābalenupatthaddho,Sustained by the power of love3.4ramāmi pavane tadā”ti.I delighted in the forest then.”

4.1Suvaṇṇasāmacariyaṁ terasamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. Yet another dark hermit.

    ↩ cp33:1.1