• Numbered Discourses 7.5 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 7.5
  • 1. Wealth 1. Dhanavagga

Wealth in Brief Saį¹…khittadhanasutta

ā€œMendicants, there are these seven kinds of wealth. ā€œSattimāni, bhikkhave, dhanāni. What seven? Katamāni satta? The wealth of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom. Saddhādhanaṁ, sÄ«ladhanaṁ, hirÄ«dhanaṁ, ottappadhanaṁ, sutadhanaṁ, cāgadhanaṁ, paƱƱādhanaṁ. These are the seven kinds of wealth. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta dhanānÄ«ti.

Faith and ethical conduct are kinds of wealth, Saddhādhanaṁ sīladhanaṁ, as are conscience and prudence, hirī ottappiyaṁ dhanaṁ; learning and generosity, Sutadhanañca cāgo ca, and wisdom is the seventh kind of wealth. paññā ve sattamaṁ dhanaṁ.

When a woman or man Yassa ete dhanā atthi, has these kinds of wealth, itthiyā purisassa vā; they’re said to be prosperous, Adaliddoti taṁ āhu, their life is not in vain. amoghaṁ tassa jÄ«vitaṁ.

So let the wise devote themselves Tasmā saddhaƱca sÄ«laƱca, to faith, ethical behavior, Pasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ; confidence, and insight into the teaching, AnuyuƱjetha medhāvÄ«, remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.ā€ Saraṁ buddhāna sāsananā€ti.

Pañcamaṁ.