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Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 2 � Further Readings
Ex. 2. (Part 2 of 2)

Tiihi, bhikkhave, a.mgehi samannaagato paapa.niko
bhabbo anadhigata.m vaa bhoga.m adhigantu.m,
adhigata.m vaa bhoga.m phaati.m kaatu.m. Katamehi
tiihi: idha, bhikkhave, paapa.niko pubbanhasamaya.m
sakkacca.m kammanta.m adhi.t.thaati,
majjha.nhikasamaya.m... pe... saayanhasamaya.m
sakkacca.m kammanta.m adhi.t.thaati. Imehi kho,
bhikkhave, tiihi a.mgehi samannaagato paapa.niko
bhabbo anadhigata.m vaa bhoga.m adhigantu.m,
adhigata.m vaa bhoga.m phaati.m kaatu.m.
O monks, a merchant endowed with three attributes is
able to obtain unattained wealth or develop a wealth
already attained. With which three? Here, monks, a
merchant does attend carefully to his business in the
morning, does attend carefully to his business in the
afternoon, and does attend carefully to his business
in the evening. Endowed with these three attributes,
o monks, a merchant is able to obtain an unattained
wealth, or develop a wealth already attained.

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, tiihi dhammehi samannaagato
bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigata.m vaa kusala.m dhamma.m
anadhigantu.m, adhigata.m vaa kusala.m dhamma.m
phaati.m kaatu.m. Katamehi tiihi: idha, bhikkhave,
bhikkhu pubbanhasamaya.m sakkacca.m samaadhinimitta.m
adhi.t.thaati, majjha.nhikasamaya.m... pe...
saayanhasamaya.m sakkacca.m samaadhinimitta.m
adi.t.thaati. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tiihi dhammehi
samannaagato bhikkhu bhabbo anadhigata.m vaa kusala.m
dhamma.m adhigantu.m, adhigata.m vaa kusala.m dhamma.m
phaati.m kaatu.m�ti.
Similarly, monks, a monk endowed with three attributes
is able to obtain an unattained good mental state or
develop a good mental state already attained. With
which three? Here, monks, a monk does attend
carefully to his object of meditation in the morning,
does attend carefully to his object of meditation in
the afternoon, and does attend carefully to his object
of meditation in the evening. Endowed with these
three attributes, o monks, a monk is able to obtain an
unattained good mental state, or develop a good mental
state already attained.
(A.N. 3.2.9 [3.19] Pa.thamapaapa.nikasutta.m)

Metta,
John

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