sn42.7:1.1 At one time the Buddha was staying near Nāḷandā in Pāvārika’s Mango Grove.
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sn42.7:1.2 Then Asibandhaka’s son the chief went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
sn42.7:1.3 “Sir, doesn’t the Buddha live full of sympathy for all living beings?”
sn42.7:1.4 “Yes, chief.”
sn42.7:1.5 “So why then, sir, do you teach some people thoroughly and others less thoroughly?”
sn42.7:1.6 “Well then, chief, I’ll ask you about this in return, and you can answer as you like.
sn42.7:1.7 What do you think? Suppose a farmer has three fields: one is good, one is average, and one is poor—bad ground of sand and salt.
sn42.7:1.8 What do you think? When that farmer wants to plant seeds, where would he plant them first: the good field, the average one, or the poor one?”
sn42.7:1.9 “Sir, he’d plant them first in the good field, then the average, then he may or may not plant seed in the poor field.
sn42.7:1.10 Why is that?
sn42.7:1.11 Because at least it can be fodder for the cattle.”