8. Ākaṅkhavagga

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.74

Numbered Discourses 10.74

8. Ākaṅkhavagga

8. If You Want

Vaḍḍhisutta

Growth

“Dasahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī kāyassa.

“Mendicants, a noble disciple who grows in ten ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.

Katamehi dasahi?

What ten?

Khettavatthūhi vaḍḍhati, dhanadhaññena vaḍḍhati, puttadārehi vaḍḍhati, dāsakammakaraporisehi vaḍḍhati, catuppadehi vaḍḍhati, saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—

He grows in fields and lands, money and grain, wives and children, in bondservants, workers, and staff, and in livestock. And he grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.

imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī kāyassāti.

A noble disciple who grows in ten ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.

Dhanena dhaññena ca yodha vaḍḍhati,

Someone who grows in money and grain,

Puttehi dārehi catuppadehi ca;

in wives, children, and livestock,

Sa bhogavā hoti yasassi pūjito,

is wealthy, famous, and respected

Ñātīhi mittehi athopi rājubhi.

by relatives and friends, and even by royals.

Saddhāya sīlena ca yodha vaḍḍhati,

When someone grows in faith and ethics,

Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;

wisdom, and both generosity and learning—

So tādiso sappuriso vicakkhaṇo,

a good man such as he sees clearly,

Diṭṭheva dhamme ubhayena vaḍḍhatī”ti.

and in this very life he grows in both ways.”

Catutthaṁ.