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Sammukhībhāvasutta

Factors in making good karma.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.41Numbered Discourses 3.41
  • 0.25. Cūḷavagga5. The Lesser Chapter

0.3SammukhībhāvasuttaPresent

1.1“Tiṇṇaṁ, bhikkhave, sammukhībhāvā saddho kulaputto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati.“Mendicants, when three things are present, a faithful gentleman brims with much merit.1.2Katamesaṁ tiṇṇaṁ?What three?1.3Saddhāya, bhikkhave, sammukhībhāvā saddho kulaputto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati.When faith is present,1.4Deyyadhammassa, bhikkhave, sammukhībhāvā saddho kulaputto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati.when a gift to give is present,1.5Dakkhiṇeyyānaṁ, bhikkhave, sammukhībhāvā saddho kulaputto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavati.and when those worthy of a religious donation are present.1.6Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṁ sammukhībhāvā saddho kulaputto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavatī”ti.When these three things are present, a faithful gentleman brims with much merit.”

1.7Paṭhamaṁ.