So attano bhogakkhandhaṃ puttadārassa niyyādetvā dussante baddhena ekakahāpaṇeneva gharā nikkhamitvā samuddatīre nāvaṃ udikkhamāno ekamāsaṃ vasi. So vohārakusalatāya imasmiṃ ṭhāne bhaṇḍaṃ kiṇitvā asukasmiṃ vikkiṇanto dhammikāya vaṇijjāya tenevantaramāsena sahassaṃ abhisaṃhari. Anupubbena mahāvihāraṃ āgantvā pabbajjaṃ yāci.
于是他便把自己的财产授与妻子，只取一两金系于衣角之内，离开家庭，到了海岸去等船，在那里住了一个月。因为他有经商的善巧，从这里买货，又向他处卖掉，作合法的买卖，仅于一月之间，便积金千两。后来渐渐地来到了（锡兰首都阿耨兰陀补罗的）大寺，并求出家。
Ñ(IX,65): He made over his fortune to his wife and children and left his home with only a single ducat (kahāpana) sewn into the hem of his garment. He stopped for one month on the sea coast in expectation of a ship, and meanwhile by his skill in trading he made a thousand during the month by buying goods here and selling them there in lawful enterprise.
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