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AN 5.63PTS AN 3.80Vaḍḍhi 11 min read

Growth (1st)

Paṭhamavaḍḍhisutta

Noble growth for a male disciple.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.63Numbered Discourses 5.63
  • 0.27. Saññāvagga7. Perceptions

0.3PaṭhamavaḍḍhisuttaGrowth (1st)

1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī ca kāyassa.“Mendicants, a male noble disciple who grows in five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.1.2Katamāhi pañcahi?What five?1.3Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—He grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.1.4imāhi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī ca kāyassā”ti.A male noble disciple who grows in these five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.

2.1“Saddhāya sīlena ca yo pavaḍḍhati,He who grows in faith and ethics,2.2Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;wisdom, and both generosity and learning—2.3So tādiso sappuriso vicakkhaṇo,a good man such as he sees clearly,2.4Ādīyatī sāramidheva attano”ti.and takes on what is essential for himself in this life.”

2.5Tatiyaṁ.