Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

Translators: sujato

Numbered Discourses 1

16. Tatiyavagga
Chapter Three

“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhākāmānaṁ yadidaṁ rāhulo.
“The foremost of my monk disciples who want to train is Rāhula.

… Saddhāpabbajitānaṁ yadidaṁ raṭṭhapālo.
… who went forth out of faith is Raṭṭhapāla.

… Paṭhamaṁ salākaṁ gaṇhantānaṁ yadidaṁ kuṇḍadhāno.
… who are the first to pick up a ballot slip is Kuṇḍadhāna.

… Paṭibhānavantānaṁ yadidaṁ vaṅgīso.
… who are eloquent poets is Vaṅgīsa.

… Samantapāsādikānaṁ yadidaṁ upaseno vaṅgantaputto.
… who are impressive all around is Upasena son of Vaṅgantā.

… Senāsanapaññāpakānaṁ yadidaṁ dabbo mallaputto.
… who assign lodgings is Dabba Mallaputta.

… devatānaṁ piyamanāpānaṁ yadidaṁ pilindavaccho.
… who are beloved of the deities is Pilindavaccha.

… Khippābhiññānaṁ yadidaṁ bāhiyo dārucīriyo.
… with swift insight is Bāhiya of the Bark Cloth.

… Cittakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ kumārakassapo.
… with brilliant speech is Kassapa the Prince.

… Paṭisambhidāpattānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākoṭṭhito”ti.
… who have attained the methods of textual analysis is Mahākoṭṭhita.”

Vaggo tatiyo.