0.3SudattasuttaWith Sudatta
1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati sītavane.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Cool Grove.1
1.2Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati rājagahaṁ anuppatto hoti kenacideva karaṇīyena.Now at that time the householder Anāthapiṇḍika had arrived at Rājagaha on some business.21.3Assosi kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati:He heard1.4“buddho kira loke uppanno”ti.a rumor that a Buddha had arisen in the world.
1.5Tāvadeva ca pana bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamitukāmo hoti. Athassa anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa etadahosi:Right away he wanted to go and see the Buddha, but he thought,1.6“akālo kho ajja bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṁ.“It’s too late to go and see the Buddha today.1.7Sve dānāhaṁ kālena bhagavantaṁ dassanāya gamissāmī”ti buddhagatāya satiyā nipajji.I’ll go and see him tomorrow.” He went to bed thinking of the Buddha.
1.8Rattiyā sudaṁ tikkhattuṁ vuṭṭhāsi pabhātanti maññamāno.During the night he got up three times thinking it was sunup.1.9Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sivathikadvāraṁ tenupasaṅkami.Then he approached the Sivaka Gate,1.10Amanussā dvāraṁ vivariṁsu.and non-human beings opened it for him.
1.11Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nagaramhā nikkhamantassa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.But as he was leaving the city, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. He felt fear, terror, and goosebumps, and wanted to turn back.
1.12Atha kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:Then the invisible spirit Sivaka called out:3
2.1“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,“A hundred elephants, a hundred horses,42.2Sataṁ assatarīrathā;a hundred mule-drawn chariots,2.3Sataṁ kaññāsahassāni,a hundred thousand maidens2.4Āmukkamaṇikuṇḍalā;bedecked with jeweled earrings:2.5Ekassa padavītihārassa,these are not worth a sixteenth part2.6Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.of a single forward stride!
3.1Abhikkama gahapati,Forward, householder!3.2abhikkama gahapati;Forward, householder!3.3Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,Going forward is better for you,3.4no paṭikkamanan”ti.not turning back!”
4.1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.
4.2Dutiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.But for a second time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …
4.3Dutiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:For a second time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …
5.1“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,5.2…pe…5.3Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.
6.1Abhikkama gahapati,6.2abhikkama gahapati;6.3Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,“… Going forward is better for you,6.4no paṭikkamanan”ti.not turning back!”
7.1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.
7.2Tatiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.But for a third time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …
7.3Tatiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:For a third time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …
8.1“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,8.2…pe…8.3Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.
9.1Abhikkama gahapati,9.2abhikkama gahapati;9.3Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,“… Going forward is better for you,9.4no paṭikkamanan”ti.not turning back!”
10.1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.10.2Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sītavanaṁ yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami.Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went to the Cool Grove and approached the Buddha.
11.1Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya abbhokāse caṅkamati.Now at that time the Buddha had risen at the crack of dawn and was walking mindfully in the open.11.2Addasā kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.He saw Anāthapiṇḍika coming off in the distance.11.3Disvāna caṅkamā orohitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.So he stepped down from the walking path, sat down on the seat spread out,11.4Nisajja kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca:and said to Anāthapiṇḍika,11.5“ehi, sudattā”ti.“Come, Sudatta.”
11.6Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati, nāmena maṁ bhagavā ālapatīti, haṭṭho udaggo tattheva bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Anāthapiṇḍika thought, “The Buddha calls me by name!” Smiling and elated, he bowed with his head to the Buddha’s feet and said to him,11.7“kacci, bhante, bhagavā sukhamasayitthā”ti?“Sir, I trust the Buddha slept well?”5
12.1“Sabbadā ve sukhaṁ seti,“A brahmin who is fully quenched612.2brāhmaṇo parinibbuto;always sleeps at ease.12.3Yo na limpati kāmesu,Sensual pleasures slip off them,12.4sītibhūto nirūpadhi.they’re cooled, free of attachments.
13.1Sabbā āsattiyo chetvā,Since they’ve cut off all clinging,13.2vineyya hadaye daraṁ;and removed the stress from the heart,13.3Upasanto sukhaṁ seti,the peaceful sleep at ease,13.4santiṁ pappuyya cetasā”ti.having found peace of mind.”