0.3AppamādasuttaDiligence
1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
1.2Ekamantaṁ nisīdi.1.3Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha,1.4“atthi nu kho, bhante, eko dhammo yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—“Sir, is there one thing that secures benefits for both11.5diṭṭhadhammikañceva atthaṁ samparāyikañcā”ti?this life and lives to come?”
2.1“Atthi kho, mahārāja, eko dhammo yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—“There is, Great King.”2.2diṭṭhadhammikañceva atthaṁ samparāyikañcā”ti.
3.1“Katamo pana, bhante, eko dhammo, yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—“So what is that one thing?”3.2diṭṭhadhammikañceva atthaṁ samparāyikañcā”ti?
4.1“Appamādo kho, mahārāja, eko dhammo, yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—“Diligence, Great King, is one thing that secures benefits for both4.2diṭṭhadhammikañceva atthaṁ samparāyikañcāti.this life and lives to come.4.3Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, yāni kānici jaṅgalānaṁ pāṇānaṁ padajātāni, sabbāni tāni hatthipade samodhānaṁ gacchanti, hatthipadaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati—yadidaṁ mahantattena;The footprints of all creatures that walk can fit inside an elephant’s footprint. So an elephant’s footprint is said to be the biggest of them all.4.4evameva kho, mahārāja, appamādo eko dhammo, yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—In the same way, diligence is one thing that secures benefits for both4.5diṭṭhadhammikañceva atthaṁ samparāyikañcā”ti.this life and lives to come.”
4.6Idamavoca …pe…That is what the Buddha said. …
5.1“Āyuṁ arogiyaṁ vaṇṇaṁ,“For one who desires high delights25.2saggaṁ uccākulīnataṁ;again and again—5.3Ratiyo patthayantena,long life, beauty, and health,5.4uḷārā aparāparā.heaven, and an eminent family—
6.1Appamādaṁ pasaṁsanti,the astute praise diligence6.2puññakiriyāsu paṇḍitā;in making merit.6.3Appamatto ubho atthe,Being diligent, an astute person6.4adhiggaṇhāti paṇḍito.secures both benefits:
7.1Diṭṭhe dhamme ca yo attho,the benefit in this life,7.2yo cattho samparāyiko;and in lives to come.7.3Atthābhisamayā dhīro,An attentive one, comprehending the meaning,7.4paṇḍitoti pavuccatī”ti.is said to be astute.”