[175] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Aṅguttarāpans; there was a market town of the Aṅguttarāpans named Āpaṇa. Then, in the morning, the Blessed One dressed, and taking his bowl and robe, entered Āpaṇa for alms. When he had walked for alms in Āpaṇa, after the meal, returning from his almsround, he approached a certain forest grove for the day's abiding; having plunged into that forest grove, he sat down for the day's abiding at the root of a certain tree.
The venerable Udāyī also, in the morning, dressed, and taking his bowl and robe, entered Āpaṇa for alms. When he had walked for alms in Āpaṇa, after the meal, returning from his almsround, he approached that same forest grove for the day's abiding; having plunged into that forest grove, he sat down for the day's abiding at the root of a certain tree.
Then, while the venerable Udāyī was alone in seclusion, this reflection arose in his mind: "How many things that bring suffering (dukkha) the Blessed One has removed from us! How many things that bring happiness the Blessed One has brought to us! How many unwholesome (akusala) things the Blessed One has removed from us! How many wholesome (kusala) things the Blessed One has brought to us!"
Then, in the evening, the venerable Udāyī, having emerged from seclusion, approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.