0.3AnāthapiṇḍikasuttaWith Anāthapiṇḍika
1.1Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:Standing to one side, the godling Anāthapiṇḍika recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:1
2.1“Idañhi taṁ jetavanaṁ,“This is indeed that Jeta’s Grove,2.2isisaṅghanisevitaṁ;frequented by the Saṅgha of seers,2.3Āvutthaṁ dhammarājena,where the King of Dhamma stayed:2.4pītisañjananaṁ mama.it brings me joy!
3.1Kammaṁ vijjā ca dhammo ca,Deeds, knowledge, and principle;3.2sīlaṁ jīvitamuttamaṁ;ethical conduct, an excellent livelihood;3.3Etena maccā sujjhanti,by these are mortals purified,3.4na gottena dhanena vā.not by clan or wealth.
4.1Tasmā hi paṇḍito poso,That’s why an astute person,4.2sampassaṁ atthamattano;seeing what’s good for themselves,4.3Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,would examine the teaching rationally,4.4evaṁ tattha visujjhati.that’s how they become purified in that.
5.1Sāriputtova paññāya,Sāriputta is full of wisdom,5.2sīlena upasamena ca;ethics, and peace.5.3Yopi pāraṅgato bhikkhu,Even a mendicant who has crossed over5.4etāvaparamo siyā”ti.might at best equal him.”
6.1Idamavoca anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto.That is what the godling Anāthapiṇḍika said.6.2Idaṁ vatvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyi.Then he bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.
7.1Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:Then, when the night had passed, the Buddha addressed the mendicants:7.2“imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññataro devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.“Mendicants, tonight, a certain glorious godling, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, came to me, bowed, stood to one side,7.3Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, so devaputto mama santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:and recited these verses in my presence.” The Buddha then repeated the verses in full.
8.1‘Idañhi taṁ jetavanaṁ,8.2isisaṅghanisevitaṁ;8.3Āvutthaṁ dhammarājena,8.4pītisañjananaṁ mama.
9.1Kammaṁ vijjā ca dhammo ca,9.2sīlaṁ jīvitamuttamaṁ;9.3Etena maccā sujjhanti,9.4na gottena dhanena vā.
10.1Tasmā hi paṇḍito poso,10.2sampassaṁ atthamattano;10.3Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,10.4evaṁ tattha visujjhati.
11.1Sāriputtova paññāya,11.2sīlena upasamena ca;11.3Yopi pāraṅgato bhikkhu,11.4etāvaparamo siyā’ti.
12.1Idamavoca, bhikkhave, so devaputto.12.2Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī”ti.
13.1Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When he said this, Venerable Ānanda said to the Buddha,13.2“so hi nūna, bhante, anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto bhavissati.“Sir, that godling must surely have been Anāthapiṇḍika.13.3Anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati āyasmante sāriputte abhippasanno ahosī”ti.For the householder Anāthapiṇḍika was devoted to Venerable Sāriputta.”
13.4“Sādhu sādhu, ānanda, yāvatakaṁ kho, ānanda, takkāya pattabbaṁ anuppattaṁ taṁ tayā.“Good, good, Ānanda. You’ve reached the logical conclusion, as far as logic goes.13.5Anāthapiṇḍiko hi so, ānanda, devaputto”ti.For that was indeed the godling Anāthapiṇḍika.”
13.6Anāthapiṇḍikavaggo dutiyo.
14.0Tassuddānaṁ
14.1Candimaso ca veṇḍu ca,14.2Dīghalaṭṭhi ca nandano;14.3Candano vāsudatto ca,14.4Subrahmā kakudhena ca;14.5Uttaro navamo vutto,14.6Dasamo anāthapiṇḍikoti.