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Prosperous

Adaliddasutta

A person who has developed the awakening factors is called “prosperous”.

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

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0.3AdaliddasuttaProsperous

1.1“‘Adaliddo, adaliddo’ti, bhante, vuccati.“Sir, they speak of someone who is ‘prosperous’.1.2Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ‘adaliddo’ti vuccatī”ti?How is a prosperous person defined?”

1.3“Sattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘adaliddo’ti vuccati.“Mendicant, they’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.1.4Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ?What seven?1.5Satisambojjhaṅgassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa—The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.1.6imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘adaliddo’ti vuccatī”ti.They’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”

1.7Sattamaṁ.