20c: The Wealthy Man Anāthapiṇḍika – 669
Awakened One?” Then again in his mind the thought occurred: “All the people
know me as Anāthapiṇḍika for my generosity in feeding the destitute. But the
name given to me by my parents is Sudatta, which no one knows except myself.
If the Buddha is truly a Self-Awakened One, he will call me by the name given
by my parents, Sudatta.”
On seeing Anāthapiṇḍika from a distance, the Buddha came down from the
passageway and sat on the seat reserved for him. As Anāthapiṇḍika came nearer
to him, having read his mind, he addressed him: “Come, dear Sudatta.”
Anāthapiṇḍika was rejoiced when he heard the Buddha calling him by the name
given by his parents.
He approached him and paid homage, prostrating himself at the feet of the
Buddha and addressed the Fortunate One: “Most exalted Fortunate One, have
you enjoyed a sound sleep?” the Buddha said in reply (SN 10.8):
Sabbadā ve sukhaṁ seti, brāhmaṇo parinibbuto,
yo na limpati kāmesu, sīti-bhūto nirūpadhi.
Wealthy man Anāthapiṇḍika, the Arahat, who is not besmeared with
desire for sensual pleasures, being free from burning passions, is calm and
serene. He is also free from the three grounds for rebirth (
upadhi
):
defilements (
kilesa
), accumulated deeds (
abhisaṅkhāra
) and sensual
passion (
kāma-guṇa
). Having expelled all evil, and all defilements having
been eradicated, all sorrow has ended and as such that Arahat, at all times,
night and day, truly sleeps and lives in ease of mind and body.
Sabbā āsattiyo chetvā, vineyya hadaye daraṁ,
upasanto sukhaṁ seti, santiṁ pappuyya cetasā.
Wealthy man Anāthapiṇḍika the Arahat, who has cut off the five sensual
pleasures by means of the fourfold Arahat path (
Arahatta-magga
), and
extinguished the flames of the defilements, has frequently entered the
tranquil state of Nibbāna by way of the attainment of the Arahat fruition
(
Arahatta-phala-samāpatti
). Having extinguished the blazing fire of the
defilements, he sleeps and lives with ease and tranquillity.
Having thus explained how he lives with ease and comfort in all the four
postures of the body, the Buddha taught Anāthapiṇḍika the course of moral
practice leading to the paths and fruitions: 1) Generosity (
dāna-kathā
), 2)
morality (
sīla-kathā
), 3) heaven (
sagga-kathā
), 4) path (
magga-kathā
), the