16. Tatiyavagga

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

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.