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Majjhima Nikāya 129

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

The Foolish and the Astute · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa householder·treasuregahapatiratanaṁ forth·bepātubhavati.
to himTassa deed·result·bornkammavipākajaṁ divine·eyedibbacakkhu forth·bepātubhavati, by whichyena treasure trovenidhiṁ he seespassati with·owner·evensassāmikampi without·owner·evenassāmikampi.
heSo the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ near·approachupasaṅkamitvā thus·sayevamāha:
free from worry‘appossukko youtvaṁ, your majestydeva, behohi. IAhaṁ for youte with wealthdhanena wealth·to be donedhanakaraṇīyaṁ I will dokarissāmī’ti.
been·beforeBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, the kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī that·sametameva householder·treasuregahapatiratanaṁ testingvīmaṁsamāno boatnāvaṁ onto·boardabhiruhitvā in the middlemajjhe of the Gangesgaṅgāya of the rivernadiyā currentsotaṁ having enteredogāhitvā householder·treasuregahapatiratanaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
need‘attho for meme, householdergahapati, with gold coined and uncoinedhiraññasuvaṇṇenā’ti.
then‘Tena indeedhi, great·kingmahārāja, oneekaṁ shoretīraṁ boatnāvā let it draw nearupetū’ti.
right here‘Idheva for meme, householdergahapati, needattho with gold coined and uncoinedhiraññasuvaṇṇenā’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thattaṁ, monksbhikkhave, householder·treasuregahapatiratanaṁ with bothubhohi with handshatthehi in the waterudake having immersedomasitvā fullpūraṁ gold·coined goldhiraññasuvaṇṇassa potkumbhiṁ having pulled upuddharitvā the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ this·sayetadavoca:
is this sufficient‘alamettāvatā, great·kingmahārāja. done·this muchKatamettāvatā, great·kingmahārāja. offered·this muchPūjitamettāvatā, great kingmahārājā’ti.
the kingRājā wheel-turningcakkavattī thus·sayevamāha:
that is sufficient‘alamettāvatā, householdergahapati. done·this muchKatamettāvatā, householdergahapati. offered·this muchPūjitamettāvatā, householdergahapatī’ti.
of the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ householder·treasuregahapatiratanaṁ forth·bepātubhavati.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, to the kingrañño wheel·turningcakkavattissa around·leader·treasurepariṇāyakaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati—
astutepaṇḍito competentbyatto intelligentmedhāvī capablepaṭibalo the kingrājānaṁ wheel·turningcakkavattiṁ near·go·causeupayāpetabbaṁ near·go·causeupayāpetuṁ away·go·causeapayāpetabbaṁ away·go·causeapayāpetuṁ should be keptṭhapetabbaṁ to keepṭhapetuṁ.
heSo the kingrājānaṁ wheel·turningcakkavattiṁ near·together·goupasaṅkamitvā spoke thusevamāha:
free from worry‘appossukko youtvaṁ, Your Majestydeva, behohi. I shall issue instructionsAhamanusāsissāmī’ti.
to the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel·turningcakkavattissa this·formevarūpaṁ around·leader·treasurepariṇāyakaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.
kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with theseimehi sevensattahi treasuresratanehi endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

with whatKatamāhi fourcatūhi blessings?iddhīhi?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel·turningcakkavattī very·formabhirūpo ishoti sight·worthydassanīyo lovelypāsādiko of surpassingparamāya complexion·beautyvaṇṇapokkharatāya endowed·gonesamannāgato beyond·likeativiya than otheraññehi humans.manussehi.
A kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel·turningcakkavattī with thisimāya firstpaṭhamāya blessingiddhiyā endowed·gonesamannāgato is.hoti.

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel·turningcakkavattī long-liveddīghāyuko ishoti long-lastingciraṭṭhitiko exceedinglyativiya than otheraññehi humansmanussehi.
a kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel·turningcakkavattī with thisimāya seconddutiyāya blessingiddhiyā endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī little·illnessappābādho ishoti little·diseaseappātaṅko even·digestingsamavepākiniyā stomachgahaṇiyā endowedsamannāgato not·too·coldnātisītāya not·too + hotnāccuṇhāya more thanativiya otheraññehi humansmanussehi.
kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with thisimāya thirdtatiyāya blessingiddhiyā endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī to brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ dearpiyo ishoti belovedmanāpo.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a fatherpitā to childrenputtānaṁ dearpiyo ishoti belovedmanāpo;
even soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī to brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ dearpiyo ishoti belovedmanāpo.
and to the kingRaññopi, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā dearpiyā arehonti belovedmanāpā.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, to a fatherpitu childrenputtā dearpiyā arehonti belovedmanāpā;
even soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, and to the kingraññopi wheel-turningcakkavattissa brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā dearpiyā arehonti belovedmanāpā.
once it happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī with four divisionscaturaṅginiyā with an armysenāya to a parkuyyānabhūmiṁ went outniyyāsi.
thenAtha indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ having approachedupasaṅkamitvā said thusevamāhaṁsu:
slowly‘ataramāno, Your Majestydeva, goyāhi so thatyathā thattaṁ wemayaṁ longercirataraṁ may seepasseyyāmā’ti.
and the kingRājāpi, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī the charioteersārathiṁ addressedāmantesi:
slowly‘ataramāno, charioteersārathi, drivepesehi so thatyathā memaṁ brahmins and householdersbrāhmaṇagahapatikā longercirataraṁ may seepasseyyun’ti.
a kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with thisimāya fourthcatutthāya with blessingiddhiyā endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

a kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel·turningcakkavattī with theseimāhi fourcatūhi blessingsiddhīhi possessedsamannāgato ishoti.

thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
evenapi thennu indeedkho kingrājā wheel·turncakkavattī theseimehi sevensattahi treasuresratanehi possessedsamannāgato theseimāhi fourcatūhi andca blessingsiddhīhi from that·causetatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ back·together·feelpaṭisaṁvediyethā”ti?
even a single one“Ekamekenapi, sirbhante, treasureratanena possessedsamannāgato kingrājā wheel·turncakkavattī from that·causetatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ back·together·feelpaṭisaṁvediyetha, whatko thenpana speechvādo sevensattahi treasuresratanehi fourcatūhi andca blessingsiddhīhī”ti?

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā smallparittaṁ palm·measurepāṇimattaṁ stonepāsāṇaṁ having takengahetvā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
whichkatamo thennu indeedkho bigger—whichmahantataro—yo and thiscāyaṁ by memayā smallparitto palm-sizedpāṇimatto stonepāsāṇo takengahito whichyo andca Himalayahimavā king of mountains?pabbatarājā”ti?
tiny“Appamattako thisayaṁ, sirbhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā smallparitto palm-sizedpāṇimatto stonepāsāṇo taken;gahito; Himalayahimavantaṁ king of mountainspabbatarājānaṁ compared toupanidhāya even a reckoningsaṅkhampi notna reaches;upeti; even a fractionkalabhāgampi notna reaches;upeti; even a comparisonupanidhampi notna reaches."upetī”ti.
In the same way“Evameva indeed,kho, mendicants,bhikkhave, whichyaṁ kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī with sevensattahi treasuresratanehi endowedsamannāgato with fourcatūhi andca blessingsiddhīhi that + causetatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ back·together·feelpaṭisaṁvedeti thattaṁ divinedibbassa happinesssukhassa compared toupanidhāya even a reckoningsaṅkhampi notna reaches;upeti; even a fractionkalabhāgampi notna reaches;upeti; even a comparisonupanidhampi notna reaches.upeti.

thatSa indeedkho heso, monksbhikkhave, astute personpaṇḍito ifsace sometimekadāci occasionallykarahaci longdīghassa of timeaddhuno after the passingaccayena human statemanussattaṁ comes toāgacchati, whateveryāni thosetāni high familiesuccākulāni—
aristocrat wealthy familykhattiyamahāsālakulaṁ orvā brahmin wealthy familybrāhmaṇamahāsālakulaṁ orvā householder wealthy familygahapatimahāsālakulaṁ orvā suchtathārūpe in familykule is rebornpaccājāyati richaḍḍhe affluentmahaddhane wealthymahābhoge with lots of gold and silverpahūtajātarūparajate with lots of property and assetspahūtavittūpakaraṇe with lots of money and grainpahūtadhanadhaññe.
heSo andca ishoti attractiveabhirūpo good-lookingdassanīyo lovelypāsādiko with surpassingparamāya beautyvaṇṇapokkharatāya endowedsamannāgato, acquirerlābhī of foodannassa of drinkpānassa of clothesvatthassa of vehiclesyānassa of garlands, fragrances, and cosmeticsmālāgandhavilepanassa of bed, house, and lightingseyyāvasathapadīpeyyassa.
heSo by bodykāyena good conductsucaritaṁ practicescarati, by speechvācāya good conductsucaritaṁ practicescarati, by mindmanasā good conductsucaritaṁ practicescarati.
heSo by bodykāyena good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā, by speechvācāya good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā, by mindmanasā good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā, of bodykāyassa from breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ from deathmaraṇā to good destinationsugatiṁ heavenlysaggaṁ worldlokaṁ is rebornupapajjati.

supposeSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, gamblerakkhadhutto with firstpaṭhameneva handkaṭaggahena bigmahantaṁ pile of moneybhogakkhandhaṁ would winadhigaccheyya;
trivialappamattako suchso, monksbhikkhave, winning handkaṭaggaho whichyaṁ thatso gamblerakkhadhutto with firstpaṭhameneva handkaṭaggahena bigmahantaṁ pile of moneybhogakkhandhaṁ would winadhigaccheyya.
thenAtha indeedkho this veryayameva than thattato greatermahantataro winning handkaṭaggaho wherebyyaṁ anso astute personpaṇḍito by bodykāyena good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā, by speechvācāya good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā, by mindmanasā good conductsucaritaṁ having practicedcaritvā of bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā good placesugatiṁ heavenlysaggaṁ realmlokaṁ is rebornupapajjati.
thisAyaṁ, monksbhikkhave, totalkevalā fulfillmentparipūrā astute person's levelpaṇḍitabhūmī”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete mendicantsbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
Discourse on the Foolish and the AstuteBālapaṇḍitasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ ninthnavamaṁ.

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