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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 4.79 Numbered Discourses 4.79

8. Apaį¹‡į¹‡akavagga 8. Unfailing

Vaį¹‡ijjasutta Business

Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto yena bhagavā tenupasaį¹…kami; upasaį¹…kamitvā bhagavantaį¹ abhivādetvā ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«di. Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: Then Venerable Sāriputta went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

ā€œko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā chedagāminÄ« hoti? ā€œSir, what is the cause, what is the reason why for different people the same kind of business undertaking might fail,

Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā na yathādhippāyā hoti? while another doesnā€™t meet expectations,

Ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā yathādhippāyā hoti? another meets expectations,

Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā parādhippāyā hotÄ«ā€ti? and another exceeds expectations?ā€

ā€œIdha, sāriputta, ekacco samaį¹‡aį¹ vā brāhmaį¹‡aį¹ vā upasaį¹…kamitvā pavāreti: ā€˜vadatu, bhante, paccayenāā€™ti. So yena pavāreti taį¹ na deti. ā€œSāriputta, take a case where someone goes to an ascetic or brahmin and invites them to ask for what they need. But they fail to give whatā€™s requested.

So ce tato cuto itthattaį¹ āgacchati, so yaƱƱadeva vaį¹‡ijjaį¹ payojeti, sāssa hoti chedagāminÄ«. When theyā€™ve passed away from that life, if theyā€™re reborn in this place, whatever business they undertake fails.

Idha pana, sāriputta, ekacco samaį¹‡aį¹ vā brāhmaį¹‡aį¹ vā upasaį¹…kamitvā pavāreti: ā€˜vadatu, bhante, paccayenāā€™ti. So yena pavāreti taį¹ na yathādhippāyaį¹ deti. Take a case where someone goes to an ascetic or brahmin and invites them to ask for what they need. They give whatā€™s requested, but donā€™t meet expectations.

So ce tato cuto itthattaį¹ āgacchati, so yaƱƱadeva vaį¹‡ijjaį¹ payojeti, sāssa na hoti yathādhippāyā. When theyā€™ve passed away from that life, if theyā€™re reborn in this place, whatever business they undertake doesnā€™t meet expectations.

Idha pana, sāriputta, ekacco samaį¹‡aį¹ vā brāhmaį¹‡aį¹ vā upasaį¹…kamitvā pavāreti: ā€˜vadatu, bhante, paccayenāā€™ti. So yena pavāreti taį¹ yathādhippāyaį¹ deti. Take a case where someone goes to an ascetic or brahmin and invites them to ask for what they need. They give whatā€™s requested, meeting expectations.

So ce tato cuto itthattaį¹ āgacchati, so yaƱƱadeva vaį¹‡ijjaį¹ payojeti, sāssa hoti yathādhippāyā. When theyā€™ve passed away from that life, if theyā€™re reborn in this place, whatever business they undertake meets expectations.

Idha, sāriputta, ekacco samaį¹‡aį¹ vā brāhmaį¹‡aį¹ vā upasaį¹…kamitvā pavāreti: ā€˜vadatu, bhante, paccayenāā€™ti. So yena pavāreti taį¹ parādhippāyaį¹ deti. Take a case where someone goes to an ascetic or brahmin and invites them to ask for what they need. They give whatā€™s requested, exceeding expectations.

So ce tato cuto itthattaį¹ āgacchati, so yaƱƱadeva vaį¹‡ijjaį¹ payojeti, sāssa hoti parādhippāyā. When theyā€™ve passed away from that life, if theyā€™re reborn in this place, whatever business they undertake exceeds expectations.

Ayaį¹ kho, sāriputta, hetu ayaį¹ paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā chedagāminÄ« hoti. This is the cause, this is the reason why for different people the same kind of business undertaking might fail,

Ayaį¹ pana, sāriputta, hetu ayaį¹ paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā na yathādhippāyā hoti. while another doesnā€™t meet expectations,

Ayaį¹ kho pana, sāriputta, hetu ayaį¹ paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā yathādhippāyā hoti. another meets expectations,

Ayaį¹ pana, sāriputta, hetu ayaį¹ paccayo, yena midhekaccassa tādisāva vaį¹‡ijjā payuttā parādhippāyā hotÄ«ā€ti. and another exceeds expectations.ā€

Navamaį¹.
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