1.1PTS 5.391Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.1.3Katame cattāro?What four?1.4Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …1.5itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.1.6Ayaṁ paṭhamo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.This is the first kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.

2.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …2.2svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo …pe… paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhīti.2.3Ayaṁ dutiyo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.This is the second kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.

3.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Saṅgha …3.2suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti.3.3Ayaṁ tatiyo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.This is the third kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.

4.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.Furthermore, a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.4.2Ayaṁ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.This is the fourth kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.4.3Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā”ti.These are the four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.”

4.4Paṭhamaṁ.