Ghaṭikārasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 81

With Ghaṭīkāra · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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“lābhā vata me, suladdhaṁ vata me,
yassa me kassapo bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho evaṁ abhivissattho”ti.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikāraṁ kumbhakāraṁ aḍḍhamāsaṁ pītisukhaṁ na vijahati, sattāhaṁ mātāpitūnaṁ.

“I’m so fortunate, so very fortunate, in that the Buddha Kassapa trusts me so much!” Then joy and happiness did not leave him for a fortnight, or his parents for a week.

Ekamidāhaṁ, mahārāja, samayaṁ tattheva vegaḷiṅge nāma gāmanigame viharāmi.
Atha khvāhaṁ, mahārāja, pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa mātāpitaro tenupasaṅkamiṁ; upasaṅkamitvā ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa mātāpitaro etadavocaṁ:
“handa ko nu kho ayaṁ bhaggavo gato”ti?
“Nikkhanto kho te, bhante, upaṭṭhāko anto kaḷopiyā kummāsaṁ gahetvā pariyogā sūpaṁ gahetvā paribhuñjā”ti.
Atha khvāhaṁ, mahārāja, kaḷopiyā kummāsaṁ gahetvā pariyogā sūpaṁ gahetvā paribhuñjitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkamiṁ.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikāro kumbhakāro yena mātāpitaro tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā mātāpitaro etadavoca:
“ko kaḷopiyā kummāsaṁ gahetvā pariyogā sūpaṁ gahetvā paribhuñjitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkanto”ti?
“Kassapo, tāta, bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho kaḷopiyā kummāsaṁ gahetvā pariyogā sūpaṁ gahetvā paribhuñjitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkanto”ti.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa etadahosi:

Another time, Great King, I was staying near that same market town of Vebhaliṅga. Then I robed up in the morning and, taking my bowl and robe, went to the home of Ghaṭīkāra’s parents, where I said to them, “Excuse me, where has Bhaggava gone?” “Your supporter has gone out, sir. But take porridge from the pot and sauce from the pan and eat.” So that’s what I did. And after eating I rose from my seat and left. Then Ghaṭīkāra went up to his parents and said, “Who took porridge from the pot and sauce from the pan, ate it, and left?” “It was the Buddha Kassapa, my dear.” Then Ghaṭīkāra thought,

“I’m so fortunate, so very fortunate, to be trusted so much by the Buddha Kassapa!” Then joy and happiness did not leave him for a fortnight, or his parents for a week.

Ekamidāhaṁ, mahārāja, samayaṁ tattheva vegaḷiṅge nāma gāmanigame viharāmi.
Tena kho pana samayena kuṭi ovassati.
Atha khvāhaṁ, mahārāja, bhikkhū āmantesiṁ:
“gacchatha, bhikkhave, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa nivesane tiṇaṁ jānāthā”ti.
Evaṁ vutte, mahārāja, te bhikkhū maṁ etadavocuṁ:
“natthi kho, bhante, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa nivesane tiṇaṁ, atthi ca khvāssa āvesane tiṇacchadanan”ti.
“Gacchatha, bhikkhave, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa āvesanaṁ uttiṇaṁ karothā”ti.
Atha kho te, mahārāja, bhikkhū ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa āvesanaṁ uttiṇamakaṁsu.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa mātāpitaro te bhikkhū etadavocuṁ:
“ke āvesanaṁ uttiṇaṁ karontī”ti?
“Bhikkhū, bhagini, kassapassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa kuṭi ovassatī”ti.
“Haratha, bhante, haratha, bhadramukhā”ti.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikāro kumbhakāro yena mātāpitaro tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā mātāpitaro etadavoca:
“ke āvesanaṁ uttiṇamakaṁsū”ti?

Another time, Great King, I was staying near that same market town of Vebhaliṅga. Now at that time my hut leaked. So I addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants, go to Ghaṭīkāra’s home and find some grass.” When I said this, those mendicants said to me, “Sir, there’s no grass there, but his workshop has a grass roof.” “Then go to the workshop and strip the grass.” So that’s what they did. Then Ghaṭīkāra’s parents said to those mendicants, “Who’s stripping the grass from the workshop?” “It’s the mendicants, sister. The Buddha’s hut is leaking.” “Take it, sirs! Take it, dearest ones!” Then Ghaṭīkāra went up to his parents and said, “Who stripped the grass from the workshop?”

“Bhikkhū, tāta, kassapassa kira bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa kuṭi ovassatī”ti.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa etadahosi:
“lābhā vata me, suladdhaṁ vata me,
yassa me kassapo bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho evaṁ abhivissattho”ti.
Atha kho, mahārāja, ghaṭikāraṁ kumbhakāraṁ aḍḍhamāsaṁ pītisukhaṁ na vijahati, sattāhaṁ mātāpitūnaṁ.
Atha kho, mahārāja, āvesanaṁ sabbantaṁ temāsaṁ ākāsacchadanaṁ aṭṭhāsi, na devotivassi.
Evarūpo ca, mahārāja, ghaṭikāro kumbhakāro’ti.
‘Lābhā, bhante, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa, suladdhā, bhante, ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa
yassa bhagavā evaṁ abhivissattho’ti.

“It was the mendicants, dear. It seems the Buddha’s hut is leaking.” Then Ghaṭīkāra thought, “I’m so fortunate, so very fortunate, to be trusted so much by the Buddha Kassapa!” Then joy and happiness did not leave him for a fortnight, or his parents for a week. Then the workshop remained with the atmosphere for a roof for the whole three months, but the heavens did not rain on it. And that, Great King, is what Ghaṭīkāra the potter is like.’ ‘Ghaṭīkāra the potter is fortunate, very fortunate, to be so trusted by the Buddha Kassapa.’

Atha kho, ānanda, kikī kāsirājā ghaṭikārassa kumbhakārassa pañcamattāni taṇḍulavāhasatāni pāhesi paṇḍupuṭakassa sālino tadupiyañca sūpeyyaṁ.
Atha kho te, ānanda, rājapurisā ghaṭikāraṁ kumbhakāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ:
‘imāni kho, bhante, pañcamattāni taṇḍulavāhasatāni kikinā kāsirājena pahitāni paṇḍupuṭakassa sālino tadupiyañca sūpeyyaṁ.
Tāni, bhante, paṭiggaṇhathā’ti.
‘Rājā kho bahukicco bahukaraṇīyo.
Alaṁ me.
Raññova hotū’ti.

Then King Kikī sent around five hundred loads of rice, soft saffron rice, and suitable sauce to Ghaṭīkāra. Then one of the king’s men approached Ghaṭīkāra and said, ‘Sir, these five hundred loads of rice, soft saffron rice, and suitable sauce have been sent to you by King Kikī of Kāsi. Please accept them.’ ‘The king has many duties, and much to do. I have enough. Let this be for the king himself.’

Siyā kho pana te, ānanda, evamassa:
‘añño nūna tena samayena jotipālo māṇavo ahosī’ti.
Na kho panetaṁ, ānanda, evaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.
Ahaṁ tena samayena jotipālo māṇavo ahosin”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.
Ghaṭikārasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

Ānanda, you might think: ‘Surely the student Jotipāla must have been someone else at that time?’ But you should not see it like this. I myself was the student Jotipāla at that time.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, Venerable Ānanda approved what the Buddha said.

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