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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.14

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2. Nandanavagga

2. The Garden of Delight

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Khattiyasutta

Aristocrats

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“Khattiyo dvipadaṁ seṭṭho,

“An aristocrat is the best of bipeds,

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balībaddo catuppadaṁ;

an ox is the best of quadrupeds,

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Komārī seṭṭhā bhariyānaṁ,

a maiden is the best of wives,

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yo ca puttāna pubbajo”ti.

and a first-born the best of sons.”

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“Sambuddho dvipadaṁ seṭṭho,

“A Buddha is the best of bipeds,

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ājānīyo catuppadaṁ;

a thoroughbred, the best of quadrupeds,

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Sussūsā seṭṭhā bhariyānaṁ,

a good listener is the best of wives,

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yo ca puttānamassavo”ti.

and the best of sons is loyal.”