Aggañña Sutta
27th Sutta of the Digha Nikaya collection about the beginning of the Earth and the birth of social order (including castes)
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Aggañña Sutta
Summary
Aggañña Sutta is a Buddhist text[1]. It draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #11 of 71).[2]
Key Facts
- Aggañña Sutta's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[3].
- Aggañña Sutta's instance of is recorded as sutra[4].
- Aggañña Sutta followed Cakkavatti sutta[5].
- Aggañña Sutta was followed by Sampasādanīya Sutta[6].
- Aggañña Sutta is part of Pāthika Vagga[7].
- Aggañña Sutta's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[8].
- Aggañña Sutta's main subject is cosmogony[9].
- Aggañña Sutta's main subject is caste system in India[10].
- Aggañña Sutta's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': 'एवं मे सुतं – एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति पुब्बारामे मिगारमातुपासादे। तेन खो पन समयेन वासेट्ठभारद्वाजा भिक्खूसु परिवसन्ति भिक्खुभावं आकङ्खमाना। अथ खो भगवा सायन्हसमयं पटिसल्\u200dलाना वुट्ठितो पासादा ओरोहित्वा पासादपच्छायायं अब्भोकासे चङ्कमति।'}[11].
- Aggañña Sutta's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': 'इदमवोच भगवा। अत्तमना वासेट्ठभारद्वाजा भगवतो भासितं अभिनन्दुन्ति।'}[12].
Body
Publication
Aggañña Sutta's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[8]. It is part of Pāthika Vagga[7].
Subject and Themes
Main subjects include cosmogony[9] and caste system in India[10].
Adaptations and Inspiration
Aggañña Sutta followed Cakkavatti sutta[5]. It was followed by Sampasādanīya Sutta[6].
Why It Matters
Aggañña Sutta draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_text category, ranking #11 of 71).[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]