The Buddha encourages the bhikkhus to train themselves to be grateful and acknowledge what has been done for them.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthi.
“Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa vassamānassā”ti?
“Bhikkhus, have you heard an old jackal howling during the early hours of the night, at the break of dawn?”
“Evaṁ, bhante”.
“Yes, venerable sir.”
“Siyā kho, bhikkhave, tasmiṁ jarasiṅgāle yā kāci kataññutā kataveditā, na tveva idhekacce sakyaputtiyapaṭiññe siyā yā kāci kataññutā kataveditā.
“Bhikkhus, that old jackal might possess some measure of |gratitude::thankfulness, appreciativeness [kataññutā]| or acknowledgement of what has been done for it. But some here, pretending to be followers of the |Sakyan son::an epithet of the Buddha as he went forth from the Sakyan clan [sakyaputtiyapaṭiñña]|, might not possess even a small measure of gratitude or acknowledgement for what has been done for them.
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘kataññuno bhavissāma katavedino; na ca no amhesu appakampi kataṁ nassissatī’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will be grateful and acknowledge what has been done for us; we will not be ungrateful and fail to acknowledge what has been done for us.’ Thus, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves.”
At Sāvatthi.
“Bhikkhus, have you heard an old jackal howling during the early hours of the night, at the break of dawn?”
“Yes, venerable sir.”
“Bhikkhus, that old jackal might possess some measure of |gratitude::thankfulness, appreciativeness [kataññutā]| or acknowledgement of what has been done for it. But some here, pretending to be followers of the |Sakyan son::an epithet of the Buddha as he went forth from the Sakyan clan [sakyaputtiyapaṭiñña]|, might not possess even a small measure of gratitude or acknowledgement for what has been done for them.
Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves thus: ‘We will be grateful and acknowledge what has been done for us; we will not be ungrateful and fail to acknowledge what has been done for us.’ Thus, bhikkhus, you should train yourselves.”
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
“Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa vassamānassā”ti?
“Evaṁ, bhante”.
“Siyā kho, bhikkhave, tasmiṁ jarasiṅgāle yā kāci kataññutā kataveditā, na tveva idhekacce sakyaputtiyapaṭiññe siyā yā kāci kataññutā kataveditā.
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘kataññuno bhavissāma katavedino; na ca no amhesu appakampi kataṁ nassissatī’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.