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Saṁyutta Nikāya 3.13

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Doṇapākasutta

A Bucketful of Rice

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Tena kho pana samayena rājā pasenadi kosalo doṇapākakuraṁ bhuñjati.

Now at that time King Pasenadi of Kosala used to eat boiled rice by the bucketful.

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Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhuttāvī mahassāsī yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

Then after eating King Pasenadi of Kosala went up to the Buddha, huffing and puffing. He bowed and sat down to one side.

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Atha kho bhagavā rājānaṁ pasenadiṁ kosalaṁ bhuttāviṁ mahassāsiṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

Then, knowing that King Pasenadi was huffing and puffing after eating, on that occasion the Buddha spoke this verse:

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“Manujassa sadā satīmato,

“When a man is always mindful,

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Mattaṁ jānato laddhabhojane;

knowing moderation in eating,

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Tanukassa bhavanti vedanā,

his discomfort fades,

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Saṇikaṁ jīrati āyupālayan”ti.

and he ages slowly, taking care of his life.”

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Tena kho pana samayena sudassano māṇavo rañño pasenadissa kosalassa piṭṭhito ṭhito hoti.

Now at that time the student Sudassana was standing behind the king.

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Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo sudassanaṁ māṇavaṁ āmantesi:

Then King Pasenadi addressed him,

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“ehi tvaṁ, tāta sudassana, bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā mama bhattābhihāre bhattābhihāre bhāsa.

“Please, dear Sudassana, memorize this verse in the Buddha’s presence and recite it to me whenever I am served a meal.

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Ahañca te devasikaṁ kahāpaṇasataṁ kahāpaṇasataṁ niccaṁ bhikkhaṁ pavattayissāmī”ti.

I’ll set up a regular daily allowance of a hundred dollars for you.”

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“Evaṁ, devā”ti kho sudassano māṇavo rañño pasenadissa kosalassa paṭissutvā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa bhattābhihāre sudaṁ bhāsati:

“Yes, Your Majesty,” replied Sudassana. He memorized that verse in the Buddha’s presence, and then whenever the king was served a meal he would repeat it:

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“Manujassa sadā satīmato,

“When a man is always mindful,

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Mattaṁ jānato laddhabhojane;

knowing moderation in eating,

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Tanukassa bhavanti vedanā,

his discomfort fades,

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Saṇikaṁ jīrati āyupālayan”ti.

and he ages slowly, taking care of his life.”

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Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo anupubbena nāḷikodanaparamatāya saṇṭhāsi.

Then the king gradually got used to having at most a cup of rice.

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Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo aparena samayena susallikhitagatto pāṇinā gattāni anumajjanto tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

After some time King Pasenadi’s body slimmed right down. Stroking his limbs with his hands, at that time he expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

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“ubhayena vata maṁ so bhagavā atthena anukampi—

“In both ways the Buddha has sympathy for me:

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diṭṭhadhammikena ceva atthena samparāyikena cā”ti.

in the good of this life and the good of the next.”