sn3.24:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
BAGIAN 1
sn3.24:1.2 Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha,
sn3.24:1.3 “Sir, where should a gift be given?”
sn3.24:1.4 “Wherever your heart feels inspired, Great King.”
sn3.24:1.5 “But sir, where is a gift very fruitful?”
sn3.24:1.6 “Where a gift should be given is one thing, Great King, but where a gift is very fruitful is another.
sn3.24:1.7 A gift is very fruitful when it’s given to an ethical person, not so much to an unethical person.
sn3.24:1.8 Well then, Great King, I’ll ask you about this in return, and you can answer as you like.
sn3.24:1.9 What do you think, Great King?
sn3.24:1.10 Suppose you were at war, ready to fight a battle.
sn3.24:1.11 Then along comes an aristocrat youth who is untrained, inexpert, unfit, inexperienced. And he’s fearful, scared, nervous, quick to flee.
sn3.24:1.12 Would you employ such a man? Would he be of any use to you?”
sn3.24:1.13 “No, sir, I would have no use for such a man.”
sn3.24:1.14 “What about a brahmin youth,
sn3.24:1.15 a peasant youth,
sn3.24:1.16 or a menial youth who was similar?”
sn3.24:1.17 “No, sir, I would have no use for such a man.”