- 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)