Paṭhamakassapasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.1

Linked Discourses 2.1

1. Paṭhamavagga

1. Chapter One

Paṭhamakassapasutta

With Kassapa (1st)

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Atha kho kassapo devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kassapo devaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then, late at night, the glorious godling Kassapa, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him,

“bhikkhuṁ bhagavā pakāsesi, no ca bhikkhuno anusāsan”ti.

“The Buddha has revealed the mendicant, but not his instructions to a mendicant.”

“Tena hi, kassapa, taññevettha paṭibhātū”ti.

“Well then, Kassapa, clarify this matter yourself.”

“Subhāsitassa sikkhetha,

“You should all train
to learn well-spoken words,

samaṇūpāsanassa ca;

to attend closely to ascetics,

Ekāsanassa ca raho,

to sit alone in hidden places,

cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.

and to settle the mind.”

Idamavoca kassapo devaputto;

That is what the godling Kassapa said,

samanuñño satthā ahosi.

and the Teacher concurred.

Atha kho kassapo devaputto “samanuñño me satthā”ti bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.

Then Kassapa, knowing that the Teacher concurred, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.