A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

9: Gratefulness
Jā 90 Akataññujātakaṁ
The Reciprocity of Deeds
A merchant sends a caravan to Sāvatthī and is
helped by Anāthapiṇḍika; later the latter sends a
caravan back to the merchant, but they are
rebuked; when they come again to Sāvatthī and
are robbed they are left with no one to help them.
179. Yo pubbe katakalyāṇo katattho nāvabujjhati,
Pacchā kicce samuppanne kattāraṁ nādhigacchati.
He who doesn't acknowledge a good deed
That was done in the past,
When a need arises in the future
Finds no one comes to help.
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