The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.85

7.85

「時，彼商主語眾商言：『吾向前行，見有一人，目赤面黑，泥塗其身，我遙問言：「汝從何來？」即答我言：「我從前村來。」我尋復問：「汝所來處，豐有水穀、薪草不也？」答我言：「彼大豐耳。」又語我言：「向於中路，逢天暴雨，此處多水，又豐薪草。」復語我言：「君等車上若有穀草，盡可捐棄，彼自豐有，不須重車。」汝等宜各棄諸穀草，輕車速進。』即如其言，各共捐棄穀草，輕車速進。

“The merchant leader said to his company of merchants, ‘Ahead of us, there’s a man whose eyes are red, his face is black, and his body is covered in mud. We asked him from a distance, “Where have you come from?”

“‘He answered us, “I’ve come from a village that’s ahead.”

“‘We immediately asked, “Are water, grain, firewood, and grass bountiful where you came from?”

“‘He answered us, “There’s a huge bounty there.”

“‘He also told us, “While I was on the road, there was a downpour. That place has much water, and there’s plenty of firewood and grass.”

“‘He again told us, “Gentlemen, if you have grain and grass on your carts, you can discard all of it. That place has plenty, so you don’t need to burden your carts with it.”

“‘Each of you ought to discard your grain and grass. We’ll make faster progress with lighter carts.’ They did as he said, each of them discarding their grain and grass, and they made faster progress with lighter carts.