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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • AkittivaggaThe Chapter With Akitti
  • Dānapāramī 4The Perfection of Giving (4th)

MahāsudassanacariyaMahāsudassana’s Conduct

“Kusāvatimhi nagare, yadā āsiṁ mahīpati;
āsiṁ → B,N Kururāja- (pts note)
“In the city of Kusāvatī, when I was Lord of the Earth,
Mahāsudassano nāma, cakkavattī mahabbalo.
cakkavattī → cakkavatti (bj, sya-all) | mahabbalo → R -paṭṭhe : B,N,T -patthe (pts note)
my name was Sudassana the Great, a wheel-turning monarch of great power.

Tatthāhaṁ divase tikkhattuṁ, ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ;
tatthāhaṁ → tadāhaṁ (bj: a.pu)
There, thrice a day, I declared in one place or another:
‘Ko kiṁ icchati pattheti, kassa kiṁ dīyatū dhanaṁ.
dīyatū → dīyatu (bj); diyyatū (sya-all) | dīyatū → B Dhanañcayo (pts note)
‘Who needs what? Who wants what? to whom ought riches be given?

Ko chātako ko tasito, ko mālaṁ ko vilepanaṁ;Who needs an umbrella? Who is thirsty? who a garland? Who some makeup? Nānārattāni vatthāni, ko naggo paridahissati.What person, being naked, and will put on colorful clothes?

Ko pathe chattamādeti, kopāhanā mudū subhā’;
pāhanā → T kusalehi (pts note) | subhā → B Kaliṅga- (pts note)
Who will take an umbrella on a highway, who needs sandals, soft and pretty?’
Iti sāyañca pāto ca, ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ.Thus I had it proclaimed everywhere morning and night.

Na taṁ dasasu ṭhānesu, napi ṭhānasatesu vā;
napi → na hi (sya-all) | pi → nahi (bj: syā)
It was not just in ten places, or even a hundred,
Anekasataṭhānesu, paṭiyattaṁ yācake dhanaṁ.
anekasataṭhānesu → R upagañchuṁ; T upagacchu (pts note)
but in many hundreds of places riches were prepared for supplicants.

Divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ, yadi eti vanibbako;
rattiṁ → T ayācuṁ (pts note) vanibbako → vaṇibbako (bj, sya-all, pts) | vaṇibbako → R anupatte (pts note)
By day or by night if a supplicant comes,
Laddhā yadicchakaṁ bhogaṁ, pūrahatthova gacchati.
yadicchakaṁ → yadicchikaṁ (pts) | yad-icchikaṁ → R soṇḍāyaṁ (pts note) | bhogaṁ → B,N bhīṅgāre (pts note) pūrahattho → R tasmiṁ (pts note)
then having gotten all he wants, he leaves with full hands.

Evarūpaṁ mahādānaṁ, adāsiṁ yāvajīvikaṁ;I gave great gifts like this for my whole life. Napāhaṁ dessaṁ dhanaṁ dammi, napi natthi nicayo mayi.
pi → R,CpA pi (pts note)
I did not give because I disliked riches, or because I had a store set aside.

Yathāpi āturo nāma, rogato parimuttiyā;Suppose a person is sick. in order to be free of sickness Dhanena vejjaṁ tappetvā, rogato parimuccati.
vejjaṁ → R vajjaṁ (pts note)
having compensated the doctor with money, they become freed from sickness.

Tathevāhaṁ jānamāno, paripūretumasesato;Thus I, knowingly, in order to fulfill without remainder, Ūnamanaṁ pūrayituṁ, demi dānaṁ vanibbake;
ūnamanam → R ūnadhanaṁ (pts note) vanibbake → vaṇibbake (bj, sya-all, pts) | vaṇibbake → R vanīpake; B,N vanibbake (pts note)
to fulfill what is lacking, gave gifts to supplicants
Nirālayo apaccāso, sambodhimanupattiyā”ti.
apaccāso → R apaccāyo &2 1 R -govindo br- 2 R,B,N akkhobbhaṁ 3 R,T dhanadhaññaṁ 4 R pi (pts note)
without clinging or reward, for the attainment of awakening.”

Mahāsudassanacariyaṁ catutthaṁ.
catutthaṁ → catutthaṁ mahāgovinda cariyaṁ (bj)

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