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Majjhima Nikāya 81

Ghaṭikārasutta

With Ghaṭīkāra · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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gains“lābhā indeedvata for meme, well·gainedsuladdhaṁ indeedvata for meme,
of whomyassa myme Kassapakassapo blessed·onebhagavā the Worthy Onearahaṁ perfectly·enlightenedsammāsambuddho thusevaṁ towards·trusted·quotation markerabhivissattho”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, great·kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāraṁ pot·makerkumbhakāraṁ half·monthaḍḍhamāsaṁ joy·happinesspītisukhaṁ notna away·leavevijahati, for a weeksattāhaṁ mother·fathermātāpitūnaṁ.

one·this·IEkamidāhaṁ, great·kingmahārāja, timesamayaṁ there·justtattheva at Vebhaliṅgavegaḷiṅge namednāma village·towngāmanigame I was stayingviharāmi.
thenAtha Ikhvāhaṁ, great·kingmahārāja, morning·timepubbaṇhasamayaṁ down·dressnivāsetvā bowl·robe·takingpattacīvaramādāya whereyena of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa mother·fathermātāpitaro there·approachedtenupasaṅkamiṁ; near·goupasaṅkamitvā of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa mother·fathermātāpitaro this·saidetadavocaṁ:
excuse me“handa whoko nownu indeedkho thisayaṁ Bhaggavabhaggavo has gonegato”ti?
has gone out“Nikkhanto indeedkho yourte, sirbhante, near·standingupaṭṭhāko insideanto from the potkaḷopiyā porridgekummāsaṁ having takengahetvā from the panpariyogā saucesūpaṁ having takengahetvā eatparibhuñjā”ti.
thenAtha Ikhvāhaṁ, great·kingmahārāja, from the potkaḷopiyā porridgekummāsaṁ having takengahetvā from the panpariyogā saucesūpaṁ having takengahetvā around·eatparibhuñjitvā rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā I leftpakkamiṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho, great·kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāro pot·makerkumbhakāro whereyena mother·fathermātāpitaro there·approachedtenupasaṅkami; near·goupasaṅkamitvā mother·fathermātāpitaro this·saidetadavoca:
who“ko from the potkaḷopiyā porridgekummāsaṁ having takengahetvā from the panpariyogā saucesūpaṁ having takengahetvā around·eatparibhuñjitvā rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā has leftpakkanto”ti?
Kassapa“Kassapo, my deartāta, the Blessed Onebhagavā the Worthy Onearahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho from the potkaḷopiyā porridgekummāsaṁ having takengahetvā from the panpariyogā saucesūpaṁ having takengahetvā around·eatparibhuñjitvā rising from the seatuṭṭhāyāsanā has leftpakkanto”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, great·kingmahārāja, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa this·occurredetadahosi:

gains“lābhā indeedvata for meme, well·gainsuladdhaṁ indeedvata for meme,
whoseyassa myme Kassapakassapo the Blessed Onebhagavā the perfected onearahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho thusevaṁ trusted + thusabhivissattho”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, great·kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāraṁ the potterkumbhakāraṁ half·monthaḍḍhamāsaṁ joy·happinesspītisukhaṁ notna leftvijahati, for a weeksattāhaṁ for parentsmātāpitūnaṁ.

one + this + IEkamidāhaṁ, great kingmahārāja, timesamayaṁ there·justtattheva near Vegaḷiṅgavegaḷiṅge namednāma village·market towngāmanigame I am stayingviharāmi.
by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena hutkuṭi was leakingovassati.
thenAtha indeed + Ikhvāhaṁ, great kingmahārāja, the mendicantsbhikkhū I addressedāmantesiṁ:
“go“gacchatha, mendicantsbhikkhave, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa at the homenivesane grasstiṇaṁ findjānāthā”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, great kingmahārāja, thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to memaṁ said thisetadavocuṁ:
“there is not“natthi indeedkho, sirbhante, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa at the homenivesane grasstiṇaṁ, there isatthi andca indeed + but + hiskhvāssa in the workshopāvesane a grass rooftiṇacchadanan”ti.
“Go“Gacchatha, mendicantsbhikkhave, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa the workshopāvesanaṁ without·grassuttiṇaṁ makekarothā”ti.
ThenAtha indeedkho thosete, great kingmahārāja, mendicantsbhikkhū of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa the workshopāvesanaṁ they made grasslessuttiṇamakaṁsu.
ThenAtha indeedkho, great kingmahārāja, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa pot·makerkumbhakārassa mother·fathermātāpitaro thosete mendicantsbhikkhū said thisetadavocuṁ:
“who“ke the workshopāvesanaṁ without·grassuttiṇaṁ are makingkarontī”ti?
“Mendicants“Bhikkhū, sisterbhagini, of Kassapakassapassa the Blessed One'sbhagavato the Worthy One'sarahato perfectly·awakenedsammāsambuddhassa hutkuṭi is leakingovassatī”ti.
“Take it“Haratha, sirsbhante, take itharatha, dearest onesbhadramukhā”ti.
ThenAtha indeedkho, great kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāro pot·makerkumbhakāro whereyena mother·fathermātāpitaro he approached themtenupasaṅkami; approach·havingupasaṅkamitvā mother·fathermātāpitaro said thisetadavoca:
“who“ke the workshopāvesanaṁ made grasslessuttiṇamakaṁsū”ti?

mendicants“Bhikkhū, deartāta, of Kassapakassapassa it seemskira of the Blessed Onebhagavato of the Perfected Onearahato of the fully awakened onesammāsambuddhassa hutkuṭi is leakingovassatī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, Great Kingmahārāja, to Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa to the potterkumbhakārassa this thought occurredetadahosi:
fortunate“lābhā indeedvata for meme, very well gainedsuladdhaṁ indeedvata for meme,
for whomyassa myme Kassapakassapo the Blessed Onebhagavā the Perfected Onearahaṁ the fully awakened onesammāsambuddho thusevaṁ so trustedabhivissattho”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho, Great Kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāraṁ the potterkumbhakāraṁ for a fortnightaḍḍhamāsaṁ joy and happinesspītisukhaṁ notna did leavevijahati, for a weeksattāhaṁ of his parentsmātāpitūnaṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho, Great Kingmahārāja, the workshopāvesanaṁ the wholesabbantaṁ for three monthstemāsaṁ with the atmosphere for a roofākāsacchadanaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi, notna did the heavens rain on itdevotivassi.
of such kindEvarūpo andca, Great Kingmahārāja, Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāro the potter iskumbhakāro’ti.
fortunate‘Lābhā, venerable sirbhante, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa of the potterkumbhakārassa, very well gainedsuladdhā, venerable sirbhante, of Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa of the potterkumbhakārassa
for whomyassa the Blessed Onebhagavā thusevaṁ so trustedabhivissattho’ti.

thenAtha indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, Kikīkikī king of Kāsikāsirājā to Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikārassa the potterkumbhakārassa five hundredpañcamattāni rice·cartloadtaṇḍulavāhasatāni sentpāhesi soft·saffronpaṇḍupuṭakassa ricesālino suitable·andtadupiyañca saucesūpeyyaṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho thosete, Ānandaānanda, king·menrājapurisā to Ghaṭīkāraghaṭikāraṁ the potterkumbhakāraṁ near·approachupasaṅkamitvā said thisetadavocuṁ:
these‘imāni indeedkho, sirbhante, five hundredpañcamattāni rice·cartloadtaṇḍulavāhasatāni by Kikīkikinā king of Kāsikāsirājena sentpahitāni soft·saffronpaṇḍupuṭakassa ricesālino suitable·andtadupiyañca saucesūpeyyaṁ.
theseTāni, sirbhante, acceptpaṭiggaṇhathā’ti.
king‘Rājā indeedkho many·dutiesbahukicco having much to dobahukaraṇīyo.
enoughAlaṁ for meme.
king + himselfRaññova let it behotū’ti.

might beSiyā indeedkho butpana to youte, Ānandaānanda, you might think thisevamassa:
another‘añño surelynūna at thattena timesamayena light·guardianjotipālo studentmāṇavo wasahosī’ti.
notNa indeedkho but thispanetaṁ, Ānandaānanda, thusevaṁ should be seendaṭṭhabbaṁ.
IAhaṁ at thattena timesamayena light·guardianjotipālo studentmāṇavo wasahosin”ti.
this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamano venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandīti.
Ghaṭīkāra SuttaGhaṭikārasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ.

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