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I Am Merchant
 | Born in the "Bhanich" (commerce) family, my ancestors
practiced trade and so have I. Now, I have become a spiritual merchant
under the name "Buddhadasa," am the son-in-law of the Lord
Buddha, and am married with Wanee (Wealth)1 through
a ceremony more than enormous although only a few people know.
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| Have practiced the commerce of life according to the Buddha's way
rather than the traditional — material or worldly — way. Am
receiving appropriately increasing profits, although not yet to the
fullest, and am able to produce satisfying benefits for myself and
others such that I can sleep much more happily than ordinary folks.
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| Have a local store named Suan Mokkhabalarama superior to any
department store, selling goods without charging. Have a product
called "Dhammaghosana" (Dhamma Proclamation)2
for every class, kind, and gender of person.
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| Still, there are people who show no interest, then claim that my
goods are fake. They accuse, defame, conspire against, make plans to
destroy, and more, but our store hasn’t failed yet. In fact, the
free advertising draws even more people.
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| Now, am more than eighty years old, yet the time to stop selling
hasn’t arrived. Rather, we will do better, more skillfully and
agilely than before. Further, have trained certain interested persons
to understand and be able to follow in my steps.
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| Hope you will know me more in line with the truth in order that I
and my store can serve you better than ever before — tathata. |
Translated June 1998 by Santikaro Bhikkhu.
Notes
1. This is a reference to something
Buddhaghosacariya wrote about his Vissuddhimagga.
2. The name given to his major work, now a series
of about sixty volumes published.
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Created 06 June 2006
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