At 08:03 31.03.2005 +0700, you wrote:

>Dear Kare,
>
> >I hope some of you can help me find a story in the Tipitaka.
>
>It's in the Sigalovada (Si"ngaala) Sutta, DN 31:
>
>Eva.m bhoge samaahatvaa, alamatto kule gihii;
>catudhaa vibhaje bhoge, sa ve mittaani ganthati.
>
>With wealth acquired this way,
>a layman fit for household life,
>in portions four divides his wealth:
>thus will he friendship win.
>
>Ekena bhoge bhu~njeyya, dviihi kamma.m payojaye;
>catuttha~nca nidhaapeyya, aapadaasu bhavissatii'ti.
>
>One portion for his wants he uses,
>two portions on his business spends,
>the fourth for times of need he keeps.
>
>The commentary asks the obvious question:
>
>"Imesu pana catuusu ko.t.thaasesu katarako.t.thaasa.m gahetvaa
>kusala.m kaatabbanti?"
>
>and answers that it should come from the part called "bhu~njeyya".
>
>Pali Source: CSCD Paathikavaggapaa.li
>English Source:
>http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/bps/wheels/wheel014.html
>
>parama.m dhana.m bhavantu te,
>
>Yuttadhammo

Arrrrgh! I should have known! My first thought indeed was Sigalovada, but
somehow I managed to convince myself that I was wrong, that it was to be
found somewhere else, so I didn't even bother to check the Sigalovada! Just
goes to show how stupid one can be ....

So thanks a lot for the reference!

Best regards,

Kåre A. Lie
http://www.lienet.no/