{"id":"an7.6","title":"Wealth in Detail","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an7.6","title":"Wealth in Detail","units":[{"id":"an7.6:0","sourceIds":["an7.6:0.1","an7.6:0.2","an7.6:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.6\n1. Dhanavagga\nVitthatadhanasutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 7.6\n1. Wealth\nWealth in Detail"}},{"id":"an7.6:1","sourceIds":["an7.6:1.1","an7.6:1.2","an7.6:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sattimāni, bhikkhave, dhanāni.\nKatamāni satta?\nSaddhādhanaṁ, sīladhanaṁ, hirīdhanaṁ, ottappadhanaṁ, sutadhanaṁ, cāgadhanaṁ, paññādhanaṁ.","en":"“Mendicants, there are these seven kinds of wealth.\nWhat seven?\nThe wealth of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom."}},{"id":"an7.6:2","sourceIds":["an7.6:2.1","an7.6:2.2","an7.6:2.3","an7.6:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, saddhādhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako saddho hoti, saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṁ:\n‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho …pe… buddho bhagavā’ti.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saddhādhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of faith?\nIt’s when a noble disciple has faith in the Realized One’s awakening …\nThis is called the wealth of faith."}},{"id":"an7.6:3","sourceIds":["an7.6:3.1","an7.6:3.2","an7.6:3.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, sīladhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīladhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of ethical conduct?\nIt’s when a noble disciple doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, use speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.\nThis is called the wealth of ethical conduct."}},{"id":"an7.6:4","sourceIds":["an7.6:4.1","an7.6:4.2","an7.6:4.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, hirīdhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako hirīmā hoti, hirīyati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, hirīyati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, hirīdhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of conscience?\nIt’s when a noble disciple has a conscience. They’re conscientious about bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and conscientious about having any bad, unskillful qualities.\nThis is called the wealth of conscience."}},{"id":"an7.6:5","sourceIds":["an7.6:5.1","an7.6:5.2","an7.6:5.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, ottappadhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ottappī hoti, ottappati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, ottappati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ottappadhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of prudence?\nIt’s when a noble disciple is prudent. They’re prudent when it comes to bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and prudent when it comes to the acquiring of any bad, unskillful qualities.\nThis is called the wealth of prudence."}},{"id":"an7.6:6","sourceIds":["an7.6:6.1","an7.6:6.2","an7.6:6.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, sutadhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo. Ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti. Tathārūpāssa dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sutadhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of learning?\nIt’s when a noble disciple is very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, rehearsing them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.\nThis is called the wealth of learning."}},{"id":"an7.6:7","sourceIds":["an7.6:7.1","an7.6:7.2","an7.6:7.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, cāgadhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgo payatapāṇi vosaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, cāgadhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of generosity?\nIt’s when a noble disciple lives at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.\nThis is called the wealth of generosity."}},{"id":"an7.6:8","sourceIds":["an7.6:8.1","an7.6:8.2","an7.6:8.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññādhanaṁ?\nIdha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti …pe… sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.\nIdaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paññādhanaṁ.","en":"And what is the wealth of wisdom?\nIt’s when a noble disciple is wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.\nThis is called the wealth of wisdom."}},{"id":"an7.6:9","sourceIds":["an7.6:9.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Imāni kho, bhikkhave, sattadhanānīti.","en":"These are the seven kinds of wealth."}},{"id":"an7.6:10","sourceIds":["an7.6:10.1","an7.6:10.2","an7.6:10.3","an7.6:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saddhādhanaṁ sīladhanaṁ,\nhirī ottappiyaṁ dhanaṁ;\nSutadhanañca cāgo ca,\npaññā ve sattamaṁ dhanaṁ.","en":"Faith and ethical conduct are kinds of wealth,\nas are conscience and prudence,\nlearning and generosity,\nand wisdom is the seventh kind of wealth."}},{"id":"an7.6:11","sourceIds":["an7.6:11.1","an7.6:11.2","an7.6:11.3","an7.6:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yassa ete dhanā atthi,\nitthiyā purisassa vā;\nAdaliddoti taṁ āhu,\namoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.","en":"When a woman or man\nhas these kinds of wealth,\nthey’re said to be prosperous,\ntheir life is not in vain."}},{"id":"an7.6:12","sourceIds":["an7.6:12.1","an7.6:12.2","an7.6:12.3","an7.6:12.4","an7.6:12.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca,\npasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ;\nAnuyuñjetha medhāvī,\nsaraṁ buddhāna sāsanan”ti.\nChaṭṭhaṁ.","en":"So let the wise devote themselves\nto faith, ethical behavior,\nconfidence, and insight into the teaching,\nremembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an7.6/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}