[409] "He does not train out of desire for gain (lābha), and is not angered at lack of gain": How does one train out of desire for gain? Bhikkhus, here a bhikkhu sees a bhikkhu who is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick. It occurs to him: "On account of what, indeed, is this venerable one a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick?" It occurs to him: "This venerable one is an expert in the Suttantas; on that account this venerable one is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick." He, with gain as cause, with gain as condition, with gain as reason, for the production of gain, nurturing gain, masters the Suttantas. Thus too he trains out of desire for gain.
Or else, a bhikkhu sees a bhikkhu who is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick. It occurs to him: "On account of what, indeed, is this venerable one a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick?" It occurs to him: "This venerable one is a keeper of the Vinaya … an expert in the Abhidhamma; on that account this venerable one is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick." He, with gain as cause, with gain as condition, with gain as reason, for the production of gain, nurturing gain, masters the Abhidhamma. Thus too he trains out of desire for gain.
Or else, a bhikkhu sees a bhikkhu who is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick. It occurs to him: "On account of what, indeed, is this venerable one a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick?" It occurs to him: "This venerable one is a forest dweller, an almsfood eater, a wearer of rag-robes, a keeper of only three robes, one who walks for alms without skipping houses, one who refuses food offered afterwards, a sitter, a user of whatever lodging is allotted; on that account this venerable one is a gainer of robes, almsfood, lodging, and the requisite of medicines for the sick." He, with gain as cause, with gain as condition, with gain as reason, for the production of gain, nurturing gain, becomes a forest dweller … becomes a user of whatever lodging is allotted. Thus too he trains out of desire for gain.
How does one not train out of desire for gain? Here a bhikkhu — not with gain as cause, not with gain as condition, not with gain as reason, not for the production of gain, not nurturing gain — masters the Suttantas, masters the Vinaya, masters the Abhidhamma, solely for the taming of himself, for the calming of himself, for his own attainment of final Nibbāna. Thus too he does not train out of desire for gain. Or else, a bhikkhu — not with gain as cause, not with gain as condition, not with gain as reason, not for the production of gain, not nurturing gain — relying only on fewness of wishes, relying only on contentment, relying only on effacement (sallekha), relying only on seclusion, relying only on the usefulness of just this, is a forest dweller, is an almsfood eater, is a wearer of rag-robes, is a keeper of only three robes, is one who walks for alms without skipping houses, is one who refuses food offered afterwards, is a sitter, is a user of whatever lodging is allotted. Thus too he does not train out of desire for gain. Hence, "he does not train out of desire for gain."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.