1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati khomadussaṁ nāmaṁ sakyānaṁ nigamo.At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, where they have a town named Khomadussa.¹

1.3Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya khomadussaṁ nigamaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Khomadussa for alms.1.4Tena kho pana samayena khomadussakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā sabhāyaṁ sannipatitā honti kenacideva karaṇīyena, devo ca ekamekaṁ phusāyati.Now at that time the brahmins and householders of Khomadussa were gathered in the council hall for some business, while a gentle rain drizzled down.²

1.5Atha kho bhagavā yena sā sabhā tenupasaṅkami.Then the Buddha approached that council.1.6Addasaṁsu khomadussakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā bhagavantaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.The brahmins and householders saw the Buddha coming off in the distance,1.7Disvāna etadavocuṁ:and said,1.8“ke ca muṇḍakā samaṇakā, ke ca sabhādhammaṁ jānissantī”ti?“Who are these shavelings, these fake ascetics? Don’t they understand the council rules?”³

1.9Atha kho bhagavā khomadussake brāhmaṇagahapatike gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:Then the Buddha addressed the brahmins and householders of Khomadussa in verse:

2.1“Nesā sabhā yattha na santi santo,“If good people are not present it is no true council;⁴2.2Santo na te ye na vadanti dhammaṁ;and those whose speak against principle <j>are not good people.2.3Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṁ,Having given up greed, hate, and delusion,2.4Dhammaṁ vadantā ca bhavanti santo”ti.speakers of principle are good people.”

3.1Evaṁ vutte, khomadussakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:When he had spoken, the brahmins and householders of Khomadussa said to the Buddha,3.2“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama.“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent!3.3Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṁ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṁ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṁ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṁ bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, worthy Gotama has made the teaching clear in many ways.3.4Ete mayaṁ bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāma dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.We go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.3.5Upāsake no bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupete saraṇaṁ gate”ti.From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember us as lay followers who have gone for refuge for life.”

3.6Upāsakavaggo dutiyo.

4.0Tassuddānaṁ

4.1Kasi udayo devahito,4.2Aññataramahāsālaṁ;4.3Mānatthaddhaṁ paccanīkaṁ,4.4Navakammi kaṭṭhahāraṁ;4.5Mātuposakaṁ bhikkhako,4.6Saṅgāravo ca khomadussena dvādasāti.

4.7Brāhmaṇasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses with Brahmins are complete.