Aŋguttara-Nikāya
Pañcaka-Nipāta
IV. Sumanā Vagga

Sutta 40

Mahā Sāla Suttaɱ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evaɱ me sutaɱ:|| ||

Ekaɱ samayaɱ Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuɱ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Himavantaɱ bhikkhave pabba-tarājaɱ nissāya mahā-sālā pañcahi vaḍḍhihi vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Katamāhi pañcahi?|| ||

2. Sākhā-patta-paḷāsena vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Tacena vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Papaṭikāya vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Pheggunā vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Sārena vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Himavannaɱ bhikkhave pabba-tarājaɱ nissāya mahā-sālā imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.|| ||

Evam eva kho bhikkhave saddhaɱ kula-patiɱ nissāya antojano pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Katamāhi pañcahi?|| ||

3. Saddhāya vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Sīlena vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Sutena vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Cāgena vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Paññāya vaḍḍhati.|| ||

Saddaɱ bhikkhave kula-patiɱ nissāya antojano imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhatī" ti.|| ||

Yathā hi pabbato selo araññasmiɱ brahāvane,||
Taɱ rukkhā upanissāya vaḍḍhante te vanappatī.||
Tath'eva sīla sampannaɱ saddhaɱ kula-patiɱ idha,||
Upanissāya vaḍḍhanti putta-dārā ca bandhavā,||
Amaccā ñāti-saŋghā ca ye c'assa anujīvino.||
Tassa sīla-vato sīlaɱ cāgaɱ sucaritāni ca,||
Passamānānukubbanti ye bhavanti vicakkhaṇā.||
Idha dhammaɱ caritvāna Maggaɱ sugatigāminaɱ,||
Nandino deva-lokasmiɱ modanti kāma-kāmino ti.|| ||

Sumanā Vagga Catuttha