Bhikkhakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 716

[716] Setting at Sāvatthī. Then the brahmin Bhikkhaka approached the Blessed One; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Blessed One, and when the courteous and memorable talk was concluded, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the brahmin Bhikkhaka said this to the Blessed One: "I, Master Gotama, am a mendicant (bhikkhaka), and you, sir, are also a mendicant. In this respect, what is the difference between us?"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.