{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn3.20/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn3.20","id":"suttacentral_sn3.20","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn3.20/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"Then King Pasenadi of Kosala went up to the Buddha in the middle of the day \u2026 The Buddha said to him, \u201cSo, Great King, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?\u201d \u201cSir, here in S\u0101vatth\u012b a financier householder has passed away. Since he died childless, I have come after transferring his fortune to the royal compound. There was ten million in gold coin, not to mention the silver coin. And yet that financier ate meals of sour gruel with false black pepper. He wore clothes consisting of three patches of sunn hemp. He traveled around in a vehicle that was a dilapidated little cart, holding a leaf as parasol.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s so true, Great King! That\u2019s so true! Once upon a time, great king, that financier householder provided almsfood on behalf of an independent Buddha named Tagarasikh\u012b. He instructed: \u2018Give alms to that ascetic,\u2019 before getting up from his seat and leaving. But after giving he regretted it: \u2018It would have been better to feed the bondservants or workers with that almsfood.\u2019 What\u2019s more, he murdered his brother\u2019s only child for the sake of his fortune. Because that financier provided Tagarasikh\u012b with almsfood, as a result of that deed he was reborn seven times in a good place, a heavenly realm. And as a residual result of that same deed he held the position of financier seven times right here in S\u0101vatth\u012b. But because that financier regretted giving alms, as a result of that deed his mind didn\u2019t tend to enjoy nice food, clothes, vehicles, or the five refined kinds of sensual stimulation. And because that financier murdered his brother\u2019s only child for the sake of his fortune, as a result of that deed he burned in hell for many years, for many hundreds, many thousands, many hundreds of thousands of years. And as a residual result of that same deed, he is childless for the seventh time, his fortune ending up in the royal treasury. Now the old merit of that financier has been used up, and he hasn\u2019t accumulated new merit. Today, Great King, that financier burns in the Great Hell of Screams.\u201d \u201cReally, sir, that financier has been reborn in the Great Hell of Screams?\u201d \u201cYes he has, Great King.\u201d That is what the Buddha said. \u2026 \u201cGrain, money, silver, and gold, or whatever other possessions there are; bondservants, workers, servants, and those dependent for their livelihood: you must go on without taking these; all of them are left behind. But the deeds you do by body, speech, and mind\u2014 that\u2019s what you can call your own. That\u2019s what you take when you go. That\u2019s what goes with you, like a shadow that never leaves. That\u2019s why you should do good, investing in the future life. The good deeds of sentient beings support them in the next world.\u201d","title":"Childless (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":475}