- Linked Discourses 1.14 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.14
- 2. The Garden of Delight 2. Nandanavagga
Aristocrats Khattiyasutta
āAn aristocrat is the best of bipeds, āKhattiyo dvipadaį¹ seį¹į¹ho, an ox is the best of quadrupeds, balÄ«baddo catuppadaį¹; a maiden is the best of wives, KomÄrÄ« seį¹į¹hÄ bhariyÄnaį¹, and a first-born the best of sons.ā yo ca puttÄna pubbajoāti.
āA Buddha is the best of bipeds, āSambuddho dvipadaį¹ seį¹į¹ho, a thoroughbred, the best of quadrupeds, ÄjÄnÄ«yo catuppadaį¹; a good listener is the best of wives, SussÅ«sÄ seį¹į¹hÄ bhariyÄnaį¹, and the best of sons is loyal.ā yo ca puttÄnamassavoāti.