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Accomplishments (1st)

Paṭhamasampadāsutta

Eight accomplishments, both worldly and spiritual.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.75Numbered Discourses 8.75
  • 0.28. Yamakavagga8. Pairs

0.3PaṭhamasampadāsuttaAccomplishments (1st)

1.1“Aṭṭhimā, bhikkhave, sampadā.“Mendicants, there are these eight accomplishments.1.2Katamā aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Uṭṭhānasampadā, ārakkhasampadā, kalyāṇamittatā, samajīvitā, saddhāsampadā, sīlasampadā, cāgasampadā, paññāsampadā—Accomplishment in initiative, protection, good friendship, and balanced finances. And accomplishment in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom.1.4imā kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sampadāti.These are the eight accomplishments.

2.1Uṭṭhātā kammadheyyesu,They’re enterprising in the workplace,2.2appamatto vidhānavā;diligent in managing things,2.3Samaṁ kappeti jīvikaṁ,they balance their finances,2.4sambhataṁ anurakkhati.and preserve their wealth.

3.1Saddho sīlena sampanno,Faithful, accomplished in ethics,3.2vadaññū vītamaccharo;bountiful, rid of stinginess,3.3Niccaṁ maggaṁ visodheti,they always purify the path3.4sotthānaṁ samparāyikaṁ.to well-being in lives to come.

4.1Iccete aṭṭha dhammā ca,And so these eight qualities4.2saddhassa gharamesino;of a faithful householder of discernment4.3Akkhātā saccanāmena,are declared by the one who is truly named4.4ubhayattha sukhāvahā.to lead to happiness in both spheres,

5.1Diṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,welfare and benefit in this life,5.2samparāyasukhāya ca;and happiness in lives to come.5.3Evametaṁ gahaṭṭhānaṁ,This is how, for a householder,5.4cāgo puññaṁ pavaḍḍhatī”ti.merit grows by generosity.”

5.5Pañcamaṁ.