[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [The Minor Collection](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka) › [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada) › [Commentary on the Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha) › 6.1.p3 # Verses on Dhamma 6.1.p3 Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.1.p3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [6.1.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p3) Thero taṃ ādāya satthu santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā nisīdi. Atha naṃ satthā paṭisanthāraṃ katvā āha – ‘‘suvaco nu kho, sāriputta, te antevāsiko’’ti. ‘‘Āma, bhante, ativiya suvaco, kismiñci dose vuccamāne na kuddhapubbo’’ti. ‘‘Sāriputta, evarūpe saddhivihārike labhanto kittake gaṇheyyāsī’’ti? ‘‘Bhante, bahukepi gaṇheyyamevā’’ti. Athekadivasaṃ dhammasabhāya kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ – ‘‘sāriputtatthero kira kataññū katavedī, kaṭacchubhikkhāmattaṃ upakāraṃ saritvā duggatabrāhmaṇaṃ pabbājesi. Theropi ovādakkhamo ovādakkhamameva labhī’’ti. Satthā tesaṃ kathaṃ sutvā ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepi sāriputto kataññū katavedīyevā’’ti vatvā tamatthaṃ pakāsetuṃ – > Now one day the monks began a discussion in the Hall of Truth: “They say the Elder Sāriputta is grateful and thankful. When a poor Brahman gave him but a ladleful of food, he remembered his kindness and made a monk of him. Moreover the Elder Rādha, patient of admonition, received a patient teacher.” The Teacher, hearing their talk, said, “Monks, this is not the first time Sāriputta has shown himself grateful and thankful. He showed the same disposition in a previous state of existence also.” And to illustrate his meaning, he related the Alīnacitta Jātaka, found in the Second Book, as follows: > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) - [Previous: 6.1.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p2) - [Next: 6.1.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p4) - [Up: 6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1) ## Translations (1) - [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.6.1.p6) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.76) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p3) · Pramāṇa