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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:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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.

“Mendicants, these three individuals are found in the world. What three? One like a rainless cloud, one who rains locally, one who rains all over.

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 how is an individual like a rainless cloud? It’s when an individual doesn’t give to anyone at all—whether ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, or beggars—such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. That’s how an individual is like a rainless cloud.

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 how does an individual rain locally? It’s when an individual gives to some but not to others—whether ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, or beggars—such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. That’s how an individual rains locally.

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:

And how does an individual rain all over? It’s when an individual gives to everyone—whether ascetics and brahmins, paupers, vagrants, supplicants, or beggars—such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. That’s how an individual rains all over. These are the three individuals found in the world.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

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.

“They don’t share the food and drink they have acquired with ascetics or brahmins, with paupers, vagrants, or supplicants. They’re like a rainless cloud, they say, the meanest of men.

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

They don’t give to some, to some they provide. They rain locally, so say the wise.

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

Compassionate for all beings, that person distributes abundant food upon request, saying, ‘Give! Give!’

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

The rain cloud rains forth, having thundered and roared, drenching the earth with water, soaking the uplands and valleys.

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.

Even so, such an individual, having accumulated wealth by legitimate means, through their own hard work, rightly satisfies with food and drink those who have become supplicants.”

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

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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