The sixth sutta of the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Suttanipāta.Once, when the Buddha was on a visit to Sāketa, a rich brahmin and his wife, seeing him, called him their son and ministered to him with great affection. It is said that for five hundred births they had been the parents of the Bodhisatta. At the conclusion of a meal the Buddha taught them and they became Stream-winners. After the Buddha left Sāketa they continued to lead pious lives and became Arahants before death. At their funeral they were accorded all the honours due to Arahants, and at the conclusion of the ceremonies the Buddha, who was present, taught this sutta to those assembled there (SNA.ii.531 ff; DhA.iii.317 ff; cp. — Sāketa Jātaka).

From selfishness come grief and avarice. The monk who lives away from the world, un-smeared by it, is independent and becomes purified. SN.804-813 explained at MNid.i.117 ff.