Dighanikaya 1.12_8

1.12_8

Bhikkhuno pana vasanaṭṭhāne ekā taṇḍulanāḷi, eko guḷapiṇḍo, catubhāgamattaṃ sappīti ettakaṃ nidhetuṃ vaṭṭati, akāle sampattacorānaṃ atthāya. Te hi ettakampi āmisapaṭisanthāraṃ alabhantā jīvitāpi voropeyyuṃ, tasmā sace ettakaṃ natthi, āharāpetvāpi ṭhapetuṃ vaṭṭati. Aphāsukakāle ca yadettha kappiyaṃ, taṃ attanāpi paribhuñjituṃ vaṭṭati. Kappiyakuṭiyaṃ pana bahuṃ ṭhapentassāpi sannidhi nāma natthi. Tathāgatassa pana taṇḍulanāḷiādīsu vā yaṃ kiñci caturatanamattaṃ vā pilotikakhaṇḍaṃ ‘‘idaṃ me ajja vā sve vā bhavissatī’’ti ṭhapitaṃ nāma natthi.

In a bhikkhu's dwelling place, however, it is allowable to store just this much: one nāḷi of rice, one lump of molasses, and about a quarter-measure of ghee, for the sake of thieves who arrive at improper times. For if they do not receive even this much hospitality with provisions, they might even take his life; therefore, if it is not there, it is allowable even to have it brought and kept. And at a time of discomfort, whatever is allowable among this, it is allowable to consume by oneself as well. But when storing much in an allowable storehouse, there is no hoarding at all. For the Tathāgata, however, there was never anything kept—even a nāḷi of rice and so forth, or a rag of just four cubits—thinking, 'This will be mine today or tomorrow.'