Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

8: The Book of the Eights

34. The Field

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1 "Aṭṭhangasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṃ vuttaṃ na mahapphalaṃ hoti na mahassādaṃ na phātiseyyaṃ. Kathaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgate? Idha, bhikkhave, khettaṃ unnāmaninnāmi ca hoti, pāsāṇasakkharikañca hoti, ūsarañca hoti, na ca gambhīrasitaṃ hoti, na āyasampannaṃ hoti, na apāyasampannaṃ hoti, na mātikāsampannaṃ hoti, na mariyādasampannaṃ hoti. Evaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṃ vuttaṃ na mahapphalaṃ hoti na mahassādaṃ na phātiseyyaṃ.

2 Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṃ dinnaṃ na mahapphalaṃ hoti na mahānisaṃsaṃ na mahājutikaṃ na mahāvipphāraṃ. Kathaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu? Idha, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchādiṭṭhikā honti, micchāsankappā, micchāvācā, micchākammantā, micchāājīvā, micchāvāyāmā, micchāsatino, micchāsamādhino. Evaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṃ dinnaṃ na mahapphalaṃ hoti na mahānisaṃsaṃ na mahājutikaṃ na mahāvipphāraṃ.

3 Aṭṭhangasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṃ vuttaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti mahassādaṃ phātiseyyaṃ. Kathaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgate? Idha, bhikkhave, khettaṃ anunnāmāninnāmi ca hoti, apāsāṇasakkharikañca hoti, anūsarañca hoti, gambhīrasitaṃ hoti, āyasampannaṃ hoti, apāyasampannaṃ hoti, mātikāsampannaṃ hoti, mariyādasampannaṃ hoti. Evaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṃ vuttaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti mahassādaṃ phātiseyyaṃ.

4 Evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṃ dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti mahānisaṃsaṃ mahājutikaṃ mahāvipphāraṃ. Kathaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu? Idha, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammādiṭṭhikā honti, sammāsankappā, sammāvācā, sammākammantā, sammāājīvā, sammāvāyāmā, sammāsatino, sammāsamādhino. Evaṃ aṭṭhangasamannāgatesu, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṃ dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti mahānisaṃsaṃ mahājutikaṃ mahāvipphāranti.

5 Yathāpi khette sampanne,
pavuttā bījasampadā;
Deve sampādayantamhi,
hoti dhaññassa sampadā.

6 Anītisampadā hoti,
virūḷhī bhavati sampadā;
Vepullasampadā hoti,
phalaṃ ve hoti sampadā.

7 Evaṃ sampannasīlesu,
dinnā bhojanasampadā;
Sampadānaṃ upaneti,
sampannaṃ hissa taṃ kataṃ.

8 Tasmā sampadamākankhī,
sampannatthūdha puggalo;
Sampannapaññe sevetha,
evaṃ ijjhanti sampadā.

9 Vijjācaraṇasampanne,
laddhā cittassa sampadaṃ;
Karoti kammasampadaṃ,
labhati catthasampadaṃ.

10 Lokaṃ ñatvā yathābhūtaṃ,
pappuyya diṭṭhisampadaṃ;
Maggasampadamāgamma,
yāti sampannamānaso.

11 Odhunitvā malaṃ sabbaṃ,
patvā nibbānasampadaṃ;
Muccati sabbadukkhehi,
sā hoti sabbasampadā"ti.

Catutthaṃ.