DN 5 · Dīgha Nikāya · Sīlakkhandha Vagga
Kūṭadanta Sutta
Kūṭadantasuttaṃ
Sutta Piṭaka24 sections~4,500 words0 translations
Overview
The brahmin Kūṭadanta prepares a great sacrifice and consults the Buddha. The discourse reinterprets sacrifice in spiritual terms — the greatest sacrifice is the gift of moral conduct, not the slaughter of animals.
sacrificeyajñasīlabrahmin
Source text · Roman IAST
Ekam samayam bhagavā magadhesu cārikaṃ caramāno…
§1 — opening lines
Translations
0 languagesBibliography
- [1]Walshe, M. (1995). The Long Discourses of the Buddha. Wisdom Publications.
Corpus info
- Collection
- Dīgha Nikāya
- Division
- Sīlakkhandha Vagga
- Category
- Sutta Piṭaka
- Source language
- Pali
- Source script
- Roman IAST
- Sections
- 24
- Source words
- 4,500
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