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Itivuttaka 75

Avuṭṭhikasutta

A Rainless Cloud · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā was said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

these three“Tayome, mendicantsbhikkhave, individualspuggalā beingsanto foundsaṁvijjamānā in the worldlokasmiṁ.
whatKatame threetayo?
one like a rainless cloudAvuṭṭhikasamo, one who rains locallypadesavassī, one who rains all oversabbatthābhivassī.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo like a rainless cloudavuṭṭhikasamo ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, someekacco individualpuggalo to absolutely everyonesabbesaññeva notna a giverdātā ishoti, to ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, and beggarssamaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavanibbakayācakānaṁ foodannaṁ drinkpānaṁ clothingvatthaṁ vehiclesyānaṁ garlands, fragrance, and makeupmālāgandhavilepanaṁ bed, house, and lightingseyyāvasathapadīpeyyaṁ.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo like a rainless cloudavuṭṭhikasamo ishoti.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo rains locallypadesavassī ishoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, someekacco individualpuggalo to someekaccānaṁ a giverdātā ishoti, to someekaccānaṁ notna a giverdātā ishoti to ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, and beggarssamaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavanibbakayācakānaṁ foodannaṁ drinkpānaṁ clothingvatthaṁ vehiclesyānaṁ garlands, fragrance, and makeupmālāgandhavilepanaṁ bed, house, and lightingseyyāvasathapadīpeyyaṁ.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo rains locallypadesavassī ishoti.

and howKathañca, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo rains all oversabbatthābhivassī is?hoti?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, someekacco individualpuggalo to everyonesabbesaṁva givesdeti, to ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, or beggarssamaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavanibbakayācakānaṁ foodannaṁ drinkpānaṁ clothingvatthaṁ vehiclesyānaṁ garlands, fragrance, and makeupmālāgandhavilepanaṁ bed, house, and lightingseyyāvasathapadīpeyyaṁ.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, an individualpuggalo rains all oversabbatthābhivassī is.hoti.
theseIme indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, threetayo individualspuggalā existingsanto foundsaṁvijjamānā in the worldlokasmin”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ thusiti it is said:vuccati:

not“Na with asceticssamaṇe norna with brahminsbrāhmaṇe,
norNa with paupers, vagrants, or supplicantskapaṇaddhikavanibbake;
having acquiredLaddhāna they sharesaṁvibhājeti,
foodAnnaṁ and drinkpānañca foodbhojanaṁ;
that oneTaṁ indeedve like a rainless cloudavuṭṭhikasamoti,
they sayĀhu himnaṁ the meanest of menpurisādhamaṁ.

to someEkaccānaṁ notna givedadāti,
to someekaccānaṁ providepavecchati;
theyTaṁ indeedve a local rainerpadesavassīti,
sayāhu wisemedhāvino peoplejanā.

speaking abundanceSubhikkhavāco personpuriso,
compassionate for all beingssabbabhūtānukampako;
joyfullyĀmodamāno distributespakireti,
givedetha saying, ‘Give!’dethāti speaksbhāsati.

just asYathāpi a cloudmegho having thunderedthanayitvā,
having roaredgajjayitvā rains forthpavassati;
the uplandThalaṁ and the valleyninnañca fillspūreti,
as if drenchingabhisandantova with watervārinā.

even soEvamevaṁ here some personidhekacco,
individualpuggalo ishoti suchtādiso;
by legitimate meansDhammena having accumulatedsaṁharitvāna,
acquired by effortuṭṭhānādhigataṁ wealthdhanaṁ;
satisfiesTappeti with food and drinkannapānena,
rightlysammā those who have becomepatte supplicantsvanibbake”ti.

this tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme was heardsutanti.
the sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.

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