Akittivagga

The Chapter With Akitti

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Cariyāpiṭaka

The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood

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Akittivagga

The Chapter With Akitti

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Dānapāramī 7

The Perfection of Giving (7th)

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Candakumāracariya

Prince Candana’s Conduct

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“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I was

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ekarājassa atrajo;

the true-born son of the One King

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Nagare pupphavatiyā,

in the city of flowers, Pupphavatī,

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kumāro candasavhayo.

I was called Prince Canda, the Moon.

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Tadāhaṁ yajanā mutto,

Then, released from being sacrificed,

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nikkhanto yaññavāṭato;

I fled the sacrificial enclosure.

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Saṁvegaṁ janayitvāna,

Giving rise to a sense of urgency,

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mahādānaṁ pavattayiṁ.

I performed a great offering.

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Nāhaṁ pivāmi khādāmi,

I did not drink, I did not eat,

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napi bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ;

I did not enjoy any food

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Dakkhiṇeyye adatvāna,

for five or six days

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api chappañcarattiyo.

with having first offering to a worthy recipient.

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Yathāpi vāṇijo nāma,

Suppose there was a merchant

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Katvāna bhaṇḍasañcayaṁ;

who had made a store of goods.

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Yattha lābho mahā hoti,

They would take those goods

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Tattha taṁ harati bhaṇḍakaṁ.

to where they could make a large profit.

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Tatheva sakabhuttāpi,

So too, even giving what one has used oneself

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pare dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ;

to others is very fruitful.

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Tasmā parassa dātabbaṁ,

That is why what is to be given to others

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satabhāgo bhavissati.

multiplies a hundredfold.

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Etamatthavasaṁ ñatvā,

Knowing the reason for this,

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demi dānaṁ bhavābhave;

I gave gifts in life after life.

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Na paṭikkamāmi dānato,

I never relented in giving

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sambodhimanupattiyā”ti.

for the attainment of awakening.”

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Candakumāracariyaṁ sattamaṁ.