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Majjhima Nikāya 143

Anāthapiṇḍikovādasutta

Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko householdergahapati criedparodi, tearsassūni shedpavattesi.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikaṁ householdergahapatiṁ said thisetadavoca:
you are failing“olīyasi indeedkho youtvaṁ, householdergahapati, you are fadingsaṁsīdasi indeedkho youtvaṁ, householdergahapatī”ti?
not I“Nāhaṁ, honorablebhante Ānandaānanda, I am failingolīyāmi, nornapi I am fadingsaṁsīdāmi;
butapi andca by meme for a long timedīgharattaṁ the teachersatthā paid homage topayirupāsito esteemedmanobhāvanīyā andca mendicantsbhikkhū;
notna andca by meme suchevarūpī Dhammadhammī talkkathā heard beforesutapubbā”ti.
not“Na indeedkho, householdergahapati, of laypeoplegihīnaṁ white-clothedodātavasanānaṁ suchevarūpī Dhammadhammī talkkathā strikespaṭibhāti;
of those gone forthpabbajitānaṁ indeedkho, householdergahapati, suchevarūpī Dhammadhammī talkkathā strikespaṭibhātī”ti.
therefore“Tena thenhi, honorablebhante Sāriputtasāriputta, for laypeople toogihīnampi white-clothedodātavasanānaṁ suchevarūpī Dhammadhammī talkkathā let strikepaṭibhātu.
there areSanti indeedhi, honorablebhante, gentlemenkulaputtā with little dust in their eyesapparajakkhajātikā, not hearingassavanatā of the Dhammadhammassa they declineparihāyanti;
there will bebhavissanti of the Dhammadhammassa understandersaññātāro”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the venerableāyasmā andca Sāriputtasāriputto the venerableāyasmā andca Ānandaānando Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikaṁ the householdergahapatiṁ with thisiminā with adviceovādena having advisedovaditvā having risen from their seatsuṭṭhāyāsanā they leftpakkamiṁsu.
thenAtha indeedkho Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko the householdergahapati, not long after they had leftacirapakkante the venerableāyasmante andca Sāriputtasāriputte the venerableāyasmante andca Ānandaānande, passed awaykālamakāsi of the joyful godstusitaṁ in a hostkāyaṁ was rebornupapajji.

thenAtha indeedkho Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko godlingdevaputto lateabhikkantāya at nightrattiyā gloriousabhikkantavaṇṇo entirekevalakappaṁ Jeta's Grovejetavanaṁ lighting upobhāsetvā to whomyena the Buddhabhagavā went up to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Buddhabhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhito indeedkho Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko godlingdevaputto the Buddhabhagavantaṁ in versegāthāhi addressedajjhabhāsi:
this indeed“Idañhi thattaṁ Jeta's Grovejetavanaṁ,
frequented by the Saṅgha of seersisisaṅghanisevitaṁ;
stayedĀvutthaṁ by the King of Dhammadhammarājena,
joy-producingpītisañjananaṁ for memama.
deedsKammaṁ knowledgevijjā andca principledhammo andca,
ethical conductsīlaṁ an excellent livelihoodjīvitamuttamaṁ;
by theseEtena mortalsmaccā are purifiedsujjhanti,
notna by clangottena by wealthdhanena orvā.
that's whyTasmā indeedhi astutepaṇḍito personposo,
seeingsampassaṁ what's good for themselvesatthamattano;
rationallyYoniso would examinevicine the teachingdhammaṁ,
thusevaṁ in thattattha becomes purifiedvisujjhati.
Sāriputta is full ofSāriputtova wisdompaññāya,
ethicssīlena peaceupasamena andca;
even whoYopi has crossed overpāraṅgato mendicantbhikkhu,
at best equaletāvaparamo might besiyā”ti.

this he saidIdamavoca Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko the godlingdevaputto.
concurredSamanuñño the Teachersatthā wasahosi.
thenAtha indeedkho Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko the godlingdevaputto:
concurred“samanuñño to meme the Teachersatthā”ti the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā respectful circlingpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā right there he vanishedtatthevantaradhāyi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā thattassā nightrattiyā after the passingaccayena bhikkhusbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
this“imaṁ, bhikkhusbhikkhave, nightrattiṁ a certainaññataro young devadevaputto advancedabhikkantāya nightrattiyā of surpassing beautyabhikkantavaṇṇo the wholekevalakappaṁ Jeta's Grovejetavanaṁ having illuminatedobhāsetvā where I wasyenāhaṁ he approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā memaṁ having paid respectsabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhito indeedkho thatso young devadevaputto memaṁ with versesgāthāhi addressedajjhabhāsi:
this indeed is‘Idañhi thattaṁ Jeta's Grovejetavanaṁ,
frequented by the order of seersisisaṅghanisevitaṁ;
inhabitedĀvutthaṁ by the Dhamma kingdhammarājena,
producing joypītisañjananaṁ for memama.
kammaKammaṁ knowledgevijjā andca Dhammadhammo andca,
virtuesīlaṁ the best lifejīvitamuttamaṁ;
by thisEtena mortalsmaccā are purifiedsujjhanti,
notna by lineagegottena by wealthdhanena orvā.
thereforeTasmā indeedhi wisepaṇḍito personposo,
seeingsampassaṁ his own goodatthamattano;
thoroughlyYoniso should scrutinizevicine the Dhammadhammaṁ,
thusevaṁ theretattha is purifiedvisujjhati.
Sāriputta indeedSāriputtova with wisdompaññāya,
with virtuesīlena with calmupasamena andca;
whoever indeedYopi gone beyondpāraṅgato bhikkhubhikkhu,
at most this muchetāvaparamo would besiyā’ti.
this he spokeIdamavoca, bhikkhusbhikkhave, thatso young devadevaputto.
agreeable‘Samanuñño to meme the Teachersatthā’ti memaṁ having paid respectsabhivādetvā keeping the right sidepadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā right there disappearedtatthevantaradhāyī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando to the Buddhabhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
that“so surelyhi indeednūna thatso, sirbhante, Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍiko godlingdevaputto will bebhavissati.
AnāthapiṇḍikaAnāthapiṇḍiko, sirbhante, the householdergahapati toward venerableāyasmante Sāriputtasāriputte devotedabhippasanno wasahosī”ti.
good“Sādhu goodsādhu, Ānandaānanda.
as far asYāvatakaṁ indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, by logictakkāya to be reachedpattabbaṁ, reachedanuppattaṁ thattaṁ by youtayā.
AnāthapiṇḍikaAnāthapiṇḍiko thatso, Ānandaānanda, godlingdevaputto”ti.
said thisIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando of the Buddhabhagavato the speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
Anāthapiṇḍikovāda SuttaAnāthapiṇḍikovādasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ.

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