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The Wealthy Rancher · Dhaniyasutta
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“I’ve boiled my rice and drawn my milk,” said Dhaniya the rancher, “I stay with my family along the bank of the Mahī. My hut is roofed, my sacred fire kindled: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“I boil not with anger and have drawn out hard-heartedness,” said the Buddha, “I stay for one night along the bank of the Mahī. My hut is wide open, my fire is quenched: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“No gadflies or mosquitoes are found,” said Dhaniya, “cows graze on the lush meadow grass. They get by even when the rain comes: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Andhakamakasā na vijjare, (iti dhaniyo gopo) Kacche rūḷhatiṇe caranti gāvo; Vuṭṭhimpi saheyyumāgataṁ, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“I bound a raft and prepared it well,” said the Buddha, “and with it I crossed over, went to the far shore, and dispelled the flood. Now I have no need for a raft: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Baddhāsi bhisī susaṅkhatā, (iti bhagavā) Tiṇṇo pāragato vineyya oghaṁ; Attho bhisiyā na vijjati, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“My wife is obedient, not wanton,” said Dhaniya, “long have we lived together happily. I hear nothing bad about her: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Gopī mama assavā alolā, (iti dhaniyo gopo) Dīgharattaṁ saṁvāsiyā manāpā; Tassā na suṇāmi kiñci pāpaṁ, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“My mind is obedient and freed,” said the Buddha, “long nurtured and well-tamed. Nothing bad is found in me: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Cittaṁ mama assavaṁ vimuttaṁ, (iti bhagavā) Dīgharattaṁ paribhāvitaṁ sudantaṁ; Pāpaṁ pana me na vijjati, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“I am self-employed,” said Dhaniya, “and my healthy children likewise. I hear nothing bad about them: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Attavetanabhatohamasmi, (iti dhaniyo gopo) Puttā ca me samāniyā arogā; Tesaṁ na suṇāmi kiñci pāpaṁ, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“I am no one’s lackey,” said the Buddha, “with what I have earned I wander the world. I have no need for wages: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Nāhaṁ bhatakosmi kassaci, (iti bhagavā) Nibbiṭṭhena carāmi sabbaloke; Attho bhatiyā na vijjati, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“I have heifers and sucklings,” said Dhaniya, “cows in calf and breeding cows. I’ve also got a bull, captain of the herd here: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“I have no heifers or sucklings,” said the Buddha, “no cows in calf or breeding cows. I haven’t got a bull, captain of the herd here: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“The stakes are driven in, unshakable,” said Dhaniya, “The grass halters are new and well-woven, not even the sucklings can break them: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Khilā nikhātā asampavedhī, (iti dhaniyo gopo) Dāmā muñjamayā navā susaṇṭhānā; Na hi sakkhinti dhenupāpi chettuṁ, Atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.
“Like a bull I broke the bonds,” said the Buddha, “like an elephant I snapped the vine. I will never lie in a womb again: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”
“Children bring you delight!” said Māra the Wicked, “Cattle also bring you delight! For attachments are a man’s delight; without attachments there’s no delight.”
“Nandati puttehi puttimā, (iti māro pāpimā) Gomā gohi tatheva nandati; Upadhī hi narassa nandanā, Na hi so nandati yo nirūpadhi”.
“Your children bring you sorrow,” said the Buddha, “Your cattle also bring you sorrow. For attachments are a man’s sorrow; without attachments there are no sorrows.”
“Socati puttehi puttimā, (iti bhagavā) Gomā gohi tatheva socati; Upadhī hi narassa socanā, Na hi so socati yo nirūpadhī”ti. Dhaniyasuttaṁ dutiyaṁ.
