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AN 10.74PTS AN 5.137Vaḍḍhi1 min read

Growth

Vaḍḍhisutta

Ten aspects of prosperity.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.74Numbered Discourses 10.74
  • 0.28. Ākaṅkhavagga8. If You Want

0.3VaḍḍhisuttaGrowth

1.1PTS 5.137“Dasahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī kāyassa.“Mendicants, a noble disciple who grows in ten ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.1.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?1.3Khettavatthūhi vaḍḍhati, dhanadhaññena vaḍḍhati, puttadārehi vaḍḍhati, dāsakammakaraporisehi vaḍḍhati, catuppadehi vaḍḍhati, saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—He grows in fields and lands, money and grain, wives and children, in bondservants, workers, and staff, and in livestock. And he grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī kāyassāti.A noble disciple who grows in ten ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.

2.1Dhanena dhaññena ca yodha vaḍḍhati,Someone who grows in money and grain,2.2Puttehi dārehi catuppadehi ca;in wives, children, and livestock,2.3Sa bhogavā hoti yasassi pūjito,is wealthy, famous, and respected2.4Ñātīhi mittehi athopi rājubhi.by relatives and friends, and even by royals.

3.1Saddhāya sīlena ca yodha vaḍḍhati,When someone grows in faith and ethics,3.2Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;wisdom, and both generosity and learning—3.3So tādiso sappuriso vicakkhaṇo,a good man such as he sees clearly,3.4Diṭṭheva dhamme ubhayena vaḍḍhatī”ti.and in this very life he grows in both ways.”

3.5Catutthaṁ.