Udayasutta — Reader

With Udaya

Udayasutta

At Sāvatthī. Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the brahmin Udaya. Then Udaya filled the Buddha’s bowl with rice. The next day … Udaya again filled the Buddha’s bowl with rice.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena udayassa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami. Atha kho udayo brāhmaṇo bhagavato pattaṁ odanena pūresi. Dutiyampi kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena udayassa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami …pe…

But when he had filled the Buddha’s bowl on the third day, he said to the Buddha, “This ascetic Gotama is such a drag! He keeps coming back again and again!” “Again and again, they sow the seed; again and again, the king of the heavens sends rain;

tatiyampi kho udayo brāhmaṇo bhagavato pattaṁ odanena pūretvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “pakaṭṭhakoyaṁ samaṇo gotamo punappunaṁ āgacchatī”ti. “Punappunañceva vapanti bījaṁ, Punappunaṁ vassati devarājā;

again and again, farmers plough the field; again and again, grain is produced for the nation. Again and again, the beggars beg; again and again, the donors give.

Punappunaṁ khettaṁ kasanti kassakā, Punappunaṁ dhaññamupeti raṭṭhaṁ. Punappunaṁ yācakā yācayanti, Punappunaṁ dānapatī dadanti;

Again and again, when the donors have given, again and again, they take their place in heaven. Again and again, dairy farmers milk; again and again, a calf cleaves to its mother;

Punappunaṁ dānapatī daditvā, Punappunaṁ saggamupenti ṭhānaṁ. Punappunaṁ khīranikā duhanti, Punappunaṁ vaccho upeti mātaraṁ;

again and again, oppressing and intimidating, that dullard returns to the womb again and again. Again and again, you’re reborn and die; again and again, you get carried to a charnel ground.

Punappunaṁ kilamati phandati ca, Punappunaṁ gabbhamupeti mando. Punappunaṁ jāyati mīyati ca, Punappunaṁ sivathikaṁ haranti;

But when they’ve gained the path <j>for no further rebirth, one of vast wisdom is not reborn again and again.” When he had spoken, the brahmin Udaya said to the Buddha, “Excellent, worthy Gotama …

Maggañca laddhā apunabbhavāya, Na punappunaṁ jāyati bhūripañño”ti. Evaṁ vutte, udayo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.