1Now on that occasion Citta the householder was sick, afflicted, gravely ill. Then a number of park devatas, grove devatas, tree devatas, and devatas dwelling in medicinal herbs and forest giants assembled and said to Citta the householder: "Make a wish, householder, thus: ‘May I become a wheel-turning monarch in the future!’"

2When this was said, Citta the householder said to those devatas: "That too is impermanent; that too is unstable; one must abandon that too and pass on."

When this was said, Citta the householder's friends and companions, relatives and kinsmen, said to him: sn.iv.303 "Set up mindfulness, master. Don’t babble."

"What did I say that makes you speak to me thus."

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"You said to us: ‘That too is impermanent; that too is unstable; one must abandon that too and pass on.’"

"That was because park devatas, grove devatas, tree devatas, and devatas dwelling in medicinal herbs and forest giants assembled and said to me: ‘Make a wish, householder, thus: "May I become a wheel-turning monarch in the future!"’ And I said to them: ‘That too is impermanent; that too is unstable; one must abandon that too and pass on.’"

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"What advantage do those devatas see, master, that they speak to you thus?"

"It occurs to those devatas: ‘This Citta the householder is virtuous, of good character. If he should wish: "May I become a wheel-turning monarch in the future!"—as he is virtuous, this wish of his would succeed because of its purity. The righteous king of righteousness will provide righteous offerings.’ [n.330] Se alone has the correct reading here: dhammiko dhammarājā dhammikaṃ baliṃ anuppadassati. The devatas want him to become a universal monarch so they will be assured of receiving the offerings due to them. I translate dhammarājā as "king of righteousness" rather than "king of the Dhamma," since the latter is properly an epithet only of the Buddha. Seeing this advantage, those devatas assembled and said: ‘Make a wish, householder, thus: "May I become a wheel-turning monarch in the future!"’ And I said to them: ‘That too is impermanent; that too is unstable; one must abandon that too and pass on.’"

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3"Then exhort us too, householder."

"Therefore, you should train yourselves thus: sn.iv.304 ‘We will be possessed of confirmed confidence in the Buddha thus: "The Blessed One is an arahant, perfectly enlightened, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, fortunate, knower of the world, unsurpassed leader of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One."

"‘We will be possessed of confirmed confidence in the Dhamma thus: "The Dhamma is well expounded by the Blessed One, directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, applicable, to be personally experienced by the wise."

"‘We will be possessed of confirmed confidence in the Saṅgha thus: "The Saṅgha of the Blessed One's disciples is practising the good way, practising the straight way, practising the true way, practising the proper way; that is, the four pairs of persons, the eight types of individuals—this Saṅgha of the Blessed One's disciples is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, the unsurpassed field of merit for the world."

"‘Whatever there may be in our family that can be given away, all that we will share unreservedly with the virtuous ones who are of good character.’ It is in such a way that you should train yourselves."

Then, having inspired confidence in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha among his friends and colleagues, his relatives and kinsmen, and having exhorted them in generosity, [n.331] Ee seems to have the best reading: saṅghe ca pasādetvā cāge ca samādapetvā. Citta the householder passed away. sn.iv.305

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1Tena kho pana samayena citto gahapati ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Atha kho sambahulā ārāmadevatā vanadevatā rukkhadevatā osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthā devatā saṅgamma samāgamma cittaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavocuṁ: "paṇidhehi, gahapati, anāgatamaddhānaṁ rājā assaṁ cakkavattī"ti.

2Evaṁ vutte, citto gahapati tā ārāmadevatā vanadevatā rukkhadevatā osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthā devatā etadavoca: "tampi aniccaṁ, tampi addhuvaṁ, tampi pahāya gamanīyan"ti.

Evaṁ vutte, cittassa gahapatino mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā cittaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavocuṁ: "satiṁ, ayyaputta, upaṭṭhapehi, mā vippalapī"ti.

"Kiṁ tāhaṁ vadāmi yaṁ maṁ tumhe evaṁ vadetha: ‘satiṁ, ayyaputta, upaṭṭhapehi, mā vippalapī’"ti?

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"Evaṁ kho tvaṁ, ayyaputta, vadesi: ‘tampi aniccaṁ, tampi addhuvaṁ, tampi pahāya gamanīyan’"ti.

"Tathā hi pana maṁ ārāmadevatā vanadevatā rukkhadevatā osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthā devatā evamāhaṁsu: ‘paṇidhehi, gahapati, anāgatamaddhānaṁ rājā assaṁ cakkavattī’ti. Tāhaṁ evaṁ vadāmi: ‘tampi aniccaṁ … pe … tampi pahāya gamanīyan’"ti.

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"Kiṁ pana tā, ayyaputta, ārāmadevatā vanadevatā rukkhadevatā osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthā devatā atthavasaṁ sampassamānā evamāhaṁsu: ‘paṇidhehi, gahapati, anāgatamaddhānaṁ rājā assaṁ cakkavattī’"ti?

"Tāsaṁ kho ārāmadevatānaṁ vanadevatānaṁ rukkhadevatānaṁ osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthānaṁ devatānaṁ evaṁ hoti: ‘Ayaṁ kho citto gahapati, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo. Sace paṇidahissati – anāgatamaddhānaṁ rājā assaṁ cakkavattī’ti, ‘tassa kho ayaṁ ijjhissati, sīlavato cetopaṇidhi visuddhattā dhammiko dhammikaṁ phalaṁ anupassatī’ti. Imaṁ kho tā ārāmadevatā vanadevatā rukkhadevatā osadhitiṇavanappatīsu adhivatthā devatā atthavasaṁ sampassamānā evamāhaṁsu: ‘paṇidhehi, gahapati, anāgatamaddhānaṁ rājā assaṁ cakkavattī’ti. Tāhaṁ evaṁ vadāmi: ‘tampi aniccaṁ, tampi addhuvaṁ, tampi pahāya gamanīyan’"ti.

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3"Tena hi, ayyaputta, amhepi ovadāhī"ti.

"Tasmā hi vo evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ – buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgatā bhavissāma: ‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

Dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgatā bhavissāma: ‘svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhī’ti.

Saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgatā bhavissāma: ‘suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā’ti.

Yaṁ kho pana kiñci kule deyyadhammaṁ sabbaṁ taṁ appaṭivibhattaṁ bhavissati sīlavantehi kalyāṇadhammehīti evañhi vo sikkhitabban"ti.

Atha kho citto gahapati mittāmacce ñātisālohite buddhe ca dhamme ca saṅghe ca cāge ca samādapetvā kālamakāsīti.

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Dasamaṁ.
Cittavaggo paṭhamo.

4Saṁyojanaṁ dve isidattā,
Mahako kāmabhūpi ca;
Godatto ca nigaṇṭho ca,
Acelena gilānadassananti.

Cittasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.