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Majjhima Nikāya 3

Dhammadāyādasutta

Heirs in the Teaching · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ occasionsamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ dwellsviharati in Jeta’s Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“monks!” (quote)“bhikkhavo”ti.
“venerable sir” (quote)“Bhadante”ti thosete monksbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

heirs in the teaching“Dhammadāyādā myme, monksbhikkhave, be!bhavatha, notmā heirs in material thingsāmisadāyādā.
there isAtthi myme for youtumhesu sympathyanukampā:
how‘kinti myme disciplessāvakā heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā might becomebhaveyyuṁ, notno heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā’ti.
youTumhe andca myme, monksbhikkhave, heirs in material thingsāmisadāyādā should becomebhaveyyātha notno heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā, you tootumhepi therebytena liable to blameādiyā would becomebhaveyyātha:
heirs in material things‘āmisadāyādā the Teacher’s disciplessatthusāvakā liveviharanti, notno heirs in the teaching (quote)dhammadāyādā’ti;
I tooahampi therebytena liable to blameādiyo would becomebhaveyyaṁ:
heirs in material things‘āmisadāyādā the Teacher’s disciplessatthusāvakā liveviharanti, notno heirs in the teaching (quote)dhammadāyādā’ti.
youTumhe andca myme, monksbhikkhave, heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā should becomebhaveyyātha, notno heirs in material thingsāmisadāyādā, you tootumhepi therebytena notna liable to blameādiyā would becomebhaveyyātha:
heirs in the teaching‘dhammadāyādā the Teacher’s disciplessatthusāvakā liveviharanti, notno heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā’ti;
I tooahampi therebytena notna liable to blameādiyo would becomebhaveyyaṁ:
heirs in the teaching‘dhammadāyādā the Teacher’s disciplessatthusāvakā liveviharanti, notno heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā’ti.
therefore hereTasmātiha myme, monksbhikkhave, heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā be!bhavatha, notmā heirs in material thingsāmisadāyādā.
there isAtthi myme for youtumhesu sympathyanukampā:
how‘kinti myme disciplessāvakā heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā might becomebhaveyyuṁ, notno heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā’ti.

suppose here IIdhāhaṁ, monksbhikkhave, having eatenbhuttāvī I would beassaṁ having refused morepavārito fullparipuṇṇo finishedpariyosito satisfiedsuhito having had enoughyāvadattho;
there might besiyā andca myme almsfoodpiṇḍapāto left overatirekadhammo to be thrown awaychaḍḍanīyadhammo.
thenAtha twodve monksbhikkhū might comeāgaccheyyuṁ overcome by hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyaparetā.
to them ITyāhaṁ thusevaṁ would sayvadeyyaṁ:
I‘ahaṁ indeed amkhomhi, monksbhikkhave, having eatenbhuttāvī having refused morepavārito fullparipuṇṇo finishedpariyosito satisfiedsuhito having had enoughyāvadattho;
there isatthi andca myme thisayaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapāto left overatirekadhammo to be thrown awaychaḍḍanīyadhammo.
ifSace you wishākaṅkhatha, eat!bhuñjatha, notno ifce youtumhe will eatbhuñjissatha, now Iidānāhaṁ where little growsappaharite orvā I will throw awaychaḍḍessāmi, without living creaturesappāṇake orvā in waterudake I will sink it (quote)opilāpessāmī’ti.
then to oneTatrekassa monkbhikkhuno it might occur thusevamassa:
the Blessed One‘bhagavā indeedkho having eatenbhuttāvī having refused morepavārito fullparipuṇṇo finishedpariyosito satisfiedsuhito having had enoughyāvadattho;
there isatthi and thiscāyaṁ of the Blessed Onebhagavato almsfoodpiṇḍapāto left overatirekadhammo to be thrown awaychaḍḍanīyadhammo.
ifSace wemayaṁ notna will eatbhuñjissāma, nowidāni the Blessed Onebhagavā where little growsappaharite orvā he will throw awaychaḍḍessati, without living creaturesappāṇake orvā in waterudake he will sink itopilāpessati.
saidVuttaṁ indeedkho moreover thispanetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā:
heirs in the teaching“dhammadāyādā myme, monksbhikkhave, be!bhavatha, notmā heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā”ti.
one of the material thingsĀmisaññataraṁ indeedkho moreover thispanetaṁ, namelyyadidaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapāto.
what if IYannūnāhaṁ thisimaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapātaṁ not having eatenabhuñjitvā with just thisimināva hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyena thusevaṁ thisimaṁ day and nightrattindivaṁ I might pass (quote)vītināmeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapātaṁ not having eatenabhuñjitvā with that veryteneva hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyena thusevaṁ thattaṁ day and nightrattindivaṁ might passvītināmeyya.
thenAtha to the seconddutiyassa monkbhikkhuno it might occur thusevamassa:
the Blessed One‘bhagavā indeedkho having eatenbhuttāvī having refused morepavārito fullparipuṇṇo finishedpariyosito satisfiedsuhito having had enoughyāvadattho;
there isatthi and thiscāyaṁ of the Blessed Onebhagavato almsfoodpiṇḍapāto left overatirekadhammo to be thrown awaychaḍḍanīyadhammo.
ifSace wemayaṁ notna will eatbhuñjissāma, nowidāni the Blessed Onebhagavā where little growsappaharite orvā he will throw awaychaḍḍessati, without living creaturesappāṇake orvā in waterudake he will sink itopilāpessati.
what if IYannūnāhaṁ thisimaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapātaṁ having eatenbhuñjitvā hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyaṁ having dispelledpaṭivinodetvā thusevaṁ thisimaṁ day and nightrattindivaṁ I might pass (quote)vītināmeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapātaṁ having eatenbhuñjitvā hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyaṁ having dispelledpaṭivinodetvā thusevaṁ thattaṁ day and nightrattindivaṁ might passvītināmeyya.
even thoughKiñcāpi thatso, monksbhikkhave, monkbhikkhu thattaṁ almsfoodpiṇḍapātaṁ having eatenbhuñjitvā hunger and weaknessjighacchādubbalyaṁ having dispelledpaṭivinodetvā thusevaṁ thattaṁ day and nightrattindivaṁ might passvītināmeyya, thenatha indeedkho that veryasuyeva myme formerpurimo monkbhikkhu more worthy of honorpujjataro andca more praiseworthypāsaṁsataro andca.
thatTaṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu?
for thatTañhi for thattassa, monksbhikkhave, monkbhikkhuno for a long timedīgharattaṁ to fewness of wishesappicchatāya to contentmentsantuṭṭhiyā to self-effacementsallekhāya to being easy to supportsubharatāya to arousing energyvīriyārambhāya will leadsaṁvattissati.
therefore hereTasmātiha myme, monksbhikkhave, heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā be!bhavatha, notmā heirs in material thingsāmisadāyādā.
there isAtthi myme for youtumhesu sympathyanukampā:
how‘kinti myme disciplessāvakā heirs in the teachingdhammadāyādā might becomebhaveyyuṁ, notno heirs in material things (quote)āmisadāyādā’”ti.

this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
thisIdaṁ having saidvatvāna the Holy Onesugato having risen from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the dwellingvihāraṁ enteredpāvisi.
thereTatra indeedkho venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto not long departedacirapakkantassa of the Blessed Onebhagavato monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
reverends“āvuso monks!” (quote)bhikkhave”ti.
“reverend” (quote)“Āvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū to venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa repliedpaccassosuṁ.
venerableĀyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto said thisetadavoca:

to what extent“Kittāvatā thennu indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, of the Teachersatthu secludedpavivittassa dwellingviharato disciplessāvakā seclusionvivekaṁ do not train innānusikkhanti, to what extentkittāvatā andca butpana of the Teachersatthu secludedpavivittassa dwellingviharato disciplessāvakā do train in seclusion? (quote)vivekamanusikkhantī”ti?
even from afar“Dūratopi indeedkho wemayaṁ, reverendsāvuso, we comeāgacchāma of venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa in the presencesantike of thisetassa statementbhāsitassa to learn the meaningatthamaññātuṁ.
goodSādhu indeed venerable himselfvatāyasmantaṁyeva Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ may he clarifypaṭibhātu of thisetassa statementbhāsitassa the meaningattho;
from venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa having heardsutvā monksbhikkhū will remember (quote)dhāressantī”ti.
well then“Tena reverendshāvuso, listen!suṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ in mindmanasi apply!karotha, I will speak (quote)bhāsissāmī”ti.
“yes, reverend” (quote)“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū to venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa repliedpaccassosuṁ.
venerableĀyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto said thisetadavoca:

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