{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an6.52/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an6.52","id":"suttacentral_an6.52","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an6.52/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"And then the brahmin J\u0101nusso\u1e47i went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: \u201cAristocrats, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cAristocrats, brahmin, have wealth as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with wisdom. They\u2019re fixated on power. They insist on territory. Their ultimate goal is authority.\u201d \u201cBrahmins, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cBrahmins have wealth as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with wisdom. They\u2019re fixated on the hymns. They insist on sacrifice. Their ultimate goal is the realm of divinity.\u201d \u201cHouseholders, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cHouseholders have wealth as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with wisdom. They\u2019re fixated on their profession. They insist on work. Their ultimate goal is to complete their work.\u201d \u201cWomen, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cWomen have a man as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with adornments. They\u2019re fixated on their children. They insist on being without a co-wife. Their ultimate goal is authority.\u201d \u201cBandits, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cBandits have theft as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with a hiding place. They\u2019re fixated on their sword. They insist on darkness. Their ultimate goal is invisibility.\u201d \u201cAscetics, worthy Gotama, have what as their ambition? What is their preoccupation? What are they fixated on? What do they insist on? What is their ultimate goal?\u201d \u201cAscetics have patience and gentleness as their ambition. They\u2019re preoccupied with wisdom. They\u2019re fixated on ethical conduct. They insist on owning nothing. Their culmination is extinguishment.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s incredible, worthy Gotama, it\u2019s amazing! The worthy Gotama knows the ambition, preoccupation, fixation, insistence, and ultimate goal of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, women, bandits, and ascetics. Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! \u2026 From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"Aristocrats","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":406}