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Assured

Visāradasutta

A woman with five powers lives confident at home.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.25Linked Discourses 37.25
  • 0.23. Balavagga3. Powers

0.3VisāradasuttaAssured

1.1PTS 4.246“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ—Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balāni.These are the five powers of a lady.1.5Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi balehi samannāgato mātugāmo visārado agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī”ti.A lady living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.”1

1.6Paṭhamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

  1. “Self-assurance” is a quality of the Buddha (SN 7.18:6.4) and a virtuous layperson (AN 5.172).

    ↩ sn37.25:1.5