{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_ud2.6/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_ud2.6","id":"suttacentral_ud2.6","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/ud2.6/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 wanderer had a young brahmin wife who was pregnant and about to give birth. She said to him, \u201cGo, brahmin, bring oil for my delivery.\u201d The wanderer said, \u201cBut where, my dear, can I get oil?\u201d For a second time, she said, \u201cGo, brahmin, bring oil for my delivery.\u201d For a second time, the wanderer said, \u201cBut where, my dear, can I get oil?\u201d For a third time, she said, \u201cGo, brahmin, bring oil for my delivery.\u201d Now at that time ghee and oil were being given away to any ascetic or brahmin at the storehouse of King Pasenadi of Kosala. But it was only to drink there, not to take away. Knowing this, the wanderer thought, \u201cWhy don\u2019t I go to the king\u2019s storehouse, drink as much oil as I can, then come home and throw it up so it can be used for the delivery?\u201d Then he did just that. But when he got home he was unable to either bring it up or pass it out. He rolled to and fro, suffering painful, sharp, severe, acute feelings. Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered S\u0101vatth\u012b for alms. He saw the wanderer in agony. Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: \u201cOh! How happy are those with nothing! Hence knowledge masters are people with nothing. See how troubled are those with attachments, a person bound tight to people.\u201d","title":"The Pregnant Woman","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":268}