Anāthapiṇḍikovādasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 143

Anāthapiṇḍikovādasutta

Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monastery.ārāme.

by thatTena indeedkho nowpana at the timesamayena Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko householdergahapati sickābādhiko ishoti sufferingdukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
thenAtha indeedkho Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko householdergahapati a certainaññataraṁ manpurisaṁ addressed:āmantesi:
come“ehi you,tvaṁ, my goodambho man,purisa, whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā to him approach;tenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā mymama in the namevacanena of the Blessed Onebhagavato feetpāde with the headsirasā bow:vandāhi:
Anāthapiṇḍika,‘anāthapiṇḍiko, sir,bhante, householdergahapati sickābādhiko sufferingdukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
heSo of the Blessed Onebhagavato feetpāde with the headsirasā bows.vandatī’ti.
whereYena and the venerablecāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto to him approach;tenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā mymama in the namevacanena of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa feetpāde with the headsirasā bow:vandāhi:
Anāthapiṇḍika,‘anāthapiṇḍiko, sir,bhante, householdergahapati sickābādhiko sufferingdukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
heSo of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa feetpāde with the headsirasā bows.vandatī’ti.
and thusEvañca say:vadehi:
please‘sādhu indeed,kira, sir,bhante, the venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto whereyena of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa of the householdergahapatissa homenivesanaṁ to it may he approachtenupasaṅkamatu compassionanukampaṁ out ofupādāyā’”ti.

Yes,“Evaṁ, sir,”bhante”ti indeedkho thatso manpuriso Anāthapiṇḍika'sanāthapiṇḍikassa householder'sgahapatissa having promisedpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having greetedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi. To one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho thatso manpuriso the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said this:etadavoca:
“Anāthapiṇḍika,“anāthapiṇḍiko, sir,bhante, the householdergahapati is sick,ābādhiko suffering,dukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
HeSo the Blessed One'sbhagavato feetpāde with his headsirasā honours.”vandatī”ti.
WhereYena the venerablecāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ having greetedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat down.nisīdi. To one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho thatso manpuriso the venerableāyasmantaṁ Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ said this:etadavoca:
“Anāthapiṇḍika,“anāthapiṇḍiko, sir,bhante, the householdergahapati is sick,ābādhiko suffering,dukkhito gravely ill.bāḷhagilāno.
HeSo the venerableāyasmato Sāriputta'ssāriputtassa feetpāde with his headsirasā honours;vandati;
and he says this:evañca says:vadeti:
‘It would be good,‘sādhu surely,kira, sir,bhante, the venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto whereyena Anāthapiṇḍika'sanāthapiṇḍikassa householder'sgahapatissa homenivesanaṁ may he approachtenupasaṅkamatu out of compassionanukampaṁ having regard for.”upādāyā’”ti.
consentedAdhivāsesi indeedkho the venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto with silence.tuṇhībhāvena.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto having robed upnivāsetvā taking his bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya with venerableāyasmatā Ānandaānandena as his second monkpacchāsamaṇena whereyena of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa householdergahapatissa homenivesanaṁ went up to ittenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā on the spread outpaññatte seatāsane sat downnisīdi. having satNisajja indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto to Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikaṁ householdergahapatiṁ said thisetadavoca:
I hope“kacci youte, householdergahapati, keeping wellkhamanīyaṁ, I hopekacci all rightyāpanīyaṁ? I hopeKacci yourte painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are fadingpaṭikkamanti, notno are growingabhikkamanti; its fadingpaṭikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno its growingabhikkamo”ti?

not“Na to meme, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna livableyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
just asSeyyathāpi, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, strongbalavā manpuriso with a sharptiṇhena pointsikharena in the headmuddhani would drillabhimattheyya; so indeedevameva indeedkho to meme, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimattā windsvātā in the headmuddhani are tormentingūhananti.
notNa to meme, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna livableyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.
just asSeyyathāpi, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, strongbalavā manpuriso with a strongdaḷhena leather strapvarattakhaṇḍena on the headsīse head-bandagesīsaveṭhaṁ would givedadeyya; so indeedevameva indeedkho to meme, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimattā in the headsīse headachesīsavedanā.
notNa to meme, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna livableyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are increasingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their increasingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno fadingpaṭikkamo.

just asSeyyathāpi, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, skilleddakkho cattle butchergoghātako orvā butcher's apprenticegoghātakantevāsī orvā with sharptiṇhena with a meat cleavergovikantanena bellykucchiṁ would slice openparikanteyya; even soevameva indeedkho myme, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimattā windsvātā bellykucchiṁ slice openparikantanti.
notNa myme, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna keeping wellyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are growingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their growingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno their fadingpaṭikkamo.
just asSeyyathāpi, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, twodve strongbalavanto menpurisā a weakerdubbalataraṁ manpurisaṁ by the armsnānābāhāsu having grabbedgahetvā on a pit of coalsaṅgārakāsuyā would burnsantāpeyyuṁ, would scorchsamparitāpeyyuṁ; even soevameva indeedkho myme, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, severeadhimatto in the bodykāyasmiṁ burningḍāho.
notNa myme, venerable sirbhante Sāriputtasāriputta, bearablekhamanīyaṁ notna keeping wellyāpanīyaṁ. terribleBāḷhā myme painfuldukkhā feelingsvedanā are growingabhikkamanti, notno are fadingpaṭikkamanti; their growingabhikkamosānaṁ is evidentpaññāyati, notno their fadingpaṭikkamo”ti.

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