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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 3.19 Numbered Discourses 3.19

2. Rathakāravagga 2. The Chariot-Maker

Paį¹­hamapāpaṇikasutta A Shopkeeper (1st)

ā€œTÄ«hi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgato pāpaṇiko abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. ā€œMendicants, a shopkeeper who has three factors is unable to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.

Katamehi tīhi? What three?

Idha, bhikkhave, pāpaṇiko pubbaṇhasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ kammantaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, majjhanhikasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ kammantaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, sāyanhasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ kammantaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti. It’s when a shopkeeper doesn’t carefully focus on their work in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi aį¹…gehi samannāgato pāpaṇiko abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. A shopkeeper who has these three factors is unable to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. In the same way, a mendicant who has three qualities is unable to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

Katamehi tīhi? What three?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pubbaṇhasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ samādhinimittaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, majjhanhikasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ samādhinimittaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, sāyanhasamayaṁ na sakkaccaṁ samādhinimittaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti. It’s when a mendicant doesn’t carefully focus on a meditation subject as a basis of immersion in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. A mendicant who has these three qualities is unable to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

TÄ«hi, bhikkhave, aį¹…gehi samannāgato pāpaṇiko bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. A shopkeeper who has three factors is able to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.

Katamehi tīhi? What three?

Idha, bhikkhave, pāpaṇiko pubbaṇhasamayaṁ sakkaccaṁ kammantaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, majjhanhikasamayaṁ …pe… sāyanhasamayaṁ sakkaccaṁ kammantaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti. It’s when a shopkeeper carefully focuses on their work in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi aį¹…gehi samannāgato pāpaṇiko bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. A shopkeeper who has these three factors is able to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātuṁ. In the same way, a mendicant who has three qualities is able to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.

Katamehi tīhi? What three?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pubbaṇhasamayaṁ sakkaccaṁ samādhinimittaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti, majjhanhikasamayaṁ …pe… sāyanhasamayaṁ sakkaccaṁ samādhinimittaṁ adhiį¹­į¹­hāti. It’s when a mendicant carefully focuses on a meditation subject as a basis of immersion in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tÄ«hi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ adhigantuṁ, adhigataṁ vā kusalaṁ dhammaṁ phātiṁ kātunā€ti. A mendicant who has these three qualities is able to acquire more skillful qualities or to increase the skillful qualities they’ve already acquired.ā€

Navamaṁ.
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