Translation by Henry Adams from the Sutra on Wisdom and Folly (Xiangujing), Fascile 6, Chapter 30 (賢愚經卷第六 T0202_.04.0397a24)
Thus I have heard. At one time the Buddha was dwelling at Jetavana in the country of Sravasti.
At that time, many people lived inside the walled city of Shravasti. There were few lavatories, so most people went outside the city to urinate and defecate.
There were also wealthy people of high status, who did not venture outside the city walls. They would use containers for toilets and hire people to take them outside the city.
There was one man named Nītha who was extremely poor and destitute. He had nowhere to go and earned a meager living taking out the toilet pots.
At that time, the World-Honored One came to know of his situation and resolved to liberate him. He instructed Ananda that they would go into the walled city with the intention of bringing Nītha out and saving him. When they arrive a short distance from the city, they happened upon Nītha carrying a clay pot filled to the brim with filth on his way out to dispose of it.
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