Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

Translators: sujato

Numbered Discourses 1

14. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One

“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ rattaññūnaṁ yadidaṁ aññāsikoṇḍañño.
“The foremost of my monk disciples in seniority is Koṇḍañña Who Understood.

… Mahāpaññānaṁ yadidaṁ sāriputto.
… with great wisdom is Sāriputta.

… Iddhimantānaṁ yadidaṁ mahāmoggallāno.
… with psychic power is Mahāmoggallāna.

… Dhutavādānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākassapo.
… who advocate austerities is Mahākassapa.

… Dibbacakkhukānaṁ yadidaṁ anuruddho.
… with clairvoyance is Anuruddha.

… Uccākulikānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddiyo kāḷigodhāya putto.
… from eminent families is Bhaddiya son of Kāḷīgodhā.

… Mañjussarānaṁ yadidaṁ lakuṇḍaka bhaddiyo.
… with a charming voice is Bhaddiya the Dwarf.

… Sīhanādikānaṁ yadidaṁ piṇḍolabhāradvājo.
… with a lion’s roar is Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer.

… Dhammakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ puṇṇo mantāṇiputto.
… who speak on the teaching is Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī.

… saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ vibhajantānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākaccāno”ti.
… who explain in detail the meaning of a brief statement is Mahākaccāna.”

Vaggo paṭhamo.