Saṁyutta Nikāya
I. Sagātha Vagga
10. Yakkha-Saṁyutta

I. Kindred Sayings with Verses
10. The Yakkha Suttas

Sutta 10

Sukkā Suttaṁ (2)

Sukkā (2)

 

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THUS HAVE I HEARD: —

The Exalted One was once staying near Rājagaha,
in the Bamboo Grove,
at the Squirrels' Feeding-ground.

Now on that occasion a certain lay-follower
gave food to Sukkā the Bhikkhunī.

And a yakkha, enthusiastic about Sukkā,
went into Rājagaha,
going from chariot-road to chariot-road,
from crossways to crossways,
and in that hour uttered this verse: —

"0 surely plenteous merit hath he wrought,
That layman wise who Sukkā's wants supplied —
Sukkā, who from all bonds is wholly free!"