Bālapaṇḍitasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 129

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

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againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa the householder-treasuregahapatiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.
to himTassa born of result of deedskammavipākajaṁ divine eyedibbacakkhu appearspātubhavati, by whichyena treasure trovenidhiṁ he seespassati even ownedsassāmikampi even ownerlessassāmikampi.
heSo the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ having approachedupasaṅkamitvā said thusevamāha:
free from worry‘appossukko youtvaṁ, your majestydeva, behohi. IAhaṁ for youte with wealthdhanena what is to be done with wealthdhanakaraṇīyaṁ I will dokarissāmī’ti.
once it happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, the kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī that very sametameva householder-treasuregahapatiratanaṁ testingvīmaṁsamāno boatnāvaṁ having boardedabhiruhitvā in the middlemajjhe of the Gangesgaṅgāya of the rivernadiyā currentsotaṁ having enteredogāhitvā the householder-treasuregahapatiratanaṁ said thisetadavoca:
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 of gold coined and uncoinedhiraññasuvaṇṇassa potkumbhiṁ having pulled upuddharitvā the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ said thisetadavoca:
is this sufficient‘alamettāvatā, great kingmahārāja. is enough doneKatamettāvatā, great kingmahārāja. is enough offeredPūjitamettāvatā, great kingmahārājā’ti.
the kingRājā wheel-turningcakkavattī said thusevamāha:
that is sufficient‘alamettāvatā, householdergahapati. enough doneKatamettāvatā, householdergahapati. enough offeredPūjitamettāvatā, householdergahapatī’ti.
of the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ householder-treasuregahapatiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, to the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa commander-treasurepariṇāyakaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati—
astutepaṇḍito competentbyatto intelligentmedhāvī capablepaṭibalo the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ should be ushered inupayāpetabbaṁ to usher inupayāpetuṁ should be ushered outapayāpetabbaṁ to usher outapayāpetuṁ should be keptṭhapetabbaṁ to keepṭhapetuṁ.
heSo the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ having approachedupasaṅkamitvā spoke thusevamāha:
free from worry‘appossukko youtvaṁ, Your Majestydeva, behohi. I shall issue instructionsAhamanusāsissāmī’ti.
to the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ commander-treasurepariṇāyakaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.
kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with theseimehi sevensattahi treasuresratanehi endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

with whatKatamāhi fourcatūhi blessings?iddhīhi?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī attractiveabhirūpo ishoti good-lookingdassanīyo lovelypāsādiko of surpassingparamāya beautyvaṇṇapokkharatāya endowedsamannāgato exceedinglyativiya than otheraññehi humans.manussehi.
A kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with thisimāya firstpaṭhamāya blessingiddhiyā endowedsamannāgato is.hoti.

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

furthermorePuna and moreovercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī seldom illappābādho ishoti seldom unwellappātaṅko even-digestingsamavepākiniyā stomachgahaṇiyā endowedsamannāgato neither too coldnātisītāya nor too hotnāccuṇhāya more thanativiya otheraññehi humansmanussehi.
kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattī with thisimāya thirdtatiyāya blessingiddhiyā endowedsamannāgato ishoti.

a kingRājā, monksbhikkhave, a wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī with theseimāhi fourcatūhi blessingsiddhīhi possessedsamannāgato ishoti.

thatTaṁ whatkiṁ do you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
evenapi thennu indeedkho kingrājā wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī theseimehi sevensattahi treasuresratanehi possessedsamannāgato theseimāhi fourcatūhi andca blessingsiddhīhi because of thattatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ would experiencepaṭisaṁvediyethā”ti?
even a single one“Ekamekenapi, sirbhante, treasureratanena possessedsamannāgato kingrājā wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī because of thattatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ would experiencepaṭisaṁvediyetha, whatko thenpana speechvādo sevensattahi treasuresratanehi fourcatūhi andca blessingsiddhīhī”ti?

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā smallparittaṁ palm-sizedpāṇimattaṁ 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 due to thattatonidānaṁ pleasuresukhaṁ happinesssomanassaṁ experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti 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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