{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_ud2.5/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_ud2.5","id":"suttacentral_ud2.5","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/ud2.5/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery. Now at that time a certain lay follower from Icch\u0101na\u1e45galaka arrived at S\u0101vatth\u012b on some business. Having concluded his business in S\u0101vatth\u012b he went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said this to him: \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time, lay follower, since you took the opportunity to come here.\u201d \u201cFor a long time I\u2019ve wanted to come and see the Buddha, but I wasn\u2019t able, being prevented by my many duties and responsibilities.\u201d Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: \u201cOne who has nothing is happy indeed, a learned person who has appraised the teaching. See how troubled are those with attachments, a person bound tight to people.\u201d","title":"A Lay Follower","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":138}