At Sāvatthī.

Now at that time a big sacrifice had been set up for King Pasenadi of Kosala. Bulls, bullocks, heifers, goats and rams—five hundred of each—had been led to the pillar for the sacrifice. His bondservants, servants, and workers did their jobs under threat of punishment and danger, weeping with tearful faces.

Then several mendicants robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Sāvatthī for alms. Then, after the meal, when they returned from almsround, they went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening.

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha recited these verses:

“Horse sacrifice, human sacrifice,
the sacrifices of the ‘casting of the yoke-pin’,
the ‘royal soma drinking’, and the ‘unimpeded’—
these huge violent sacrifices yield no great fruit.
The great sages of right comportment
don’t attend sacrifices
where goats, sheep, and cattle
and various creatures are killed.
But the great sages of right comportment
do attend non-violent sacrifices
of regular family tradition,
where goats, sheep, and cattle,
and various creatures aren’t killed.
A clever person should sacrifice like this,
for this sacrifice is very fruitful.
For a sponsor of sacrifices like this,
things get better, not worse.
Such a sacrifice is truly abundant,
and even the deities are pleased.”

The Linked Discourses

|_The Group of Linked Discourses With Verses

|__【3】SN3. Linked Discourses With King Pasenadi of Kosala

|___I. Chapter One

SN3.9 Sacrifice

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English

Việt Ngữ

पाळिभासा (Pāli)

Reference

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