• Linked Discourses 46.46 Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.46
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Poor Daliddasutta

ā€œSir, they speak of someone who is ā€˜poor’. ā€œā€˜Daliddo, daliddo’ti, bhante, vuccati. How is a poor person defined?ā€ Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ā€˜daliddo’ti vuccatÄ«ā€ti?

ā€œMendicant, they’re called poor because they haven’t developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors. ā€œSattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaį¹…gānaṁ abhāvitattā abahulÄ«katattā ā€˜daliddo’ti vuccati. What seven? Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ? The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity. Satisambojjhaį¹…gassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaį¹…gassa—They’re called poor because they haven’t developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.ā€ imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaį¹…gānaṁ abhāvitattā abahulÄ«katattā ā€˜daliddo’ti vuccatÄ«ā€ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.