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Wealth

Vittasutta

A series of questions on what is best.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.73Linked Discourses 1.73
  • 0.28. Chetvāvagga8. Slain

0.3VittasuttaWealth

1.1“Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,“What’s a person’s best wealth?1.2Kiṁsu suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati;What brings happiness when practiced well?1.3Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,What’s the sweetest taste of all?1.4Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”

2.1“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,“Faith here is a person’s best wealth.2.2Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati;The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.2.3Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,Truth is the sweetest taste of all.2.4Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”