3. Balavagga — Tripiṭaka Reader

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.29

Linked Discourses 37.29

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3. Balavagga

3. Powers

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Aṅgasutta

In That Respect

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“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.

“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.

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Katamāni pañca?

What five?

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Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ.

Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.

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Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca bhogabalena—

A lady who has the power of attractiveness but not the power of wealth

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.

is incomplete in that respect.

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Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca—

But when she has the power of attractiveness and the power of wealth

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

she’s complete in that respect.

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Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, na ca ñātibalena—

A lady who has the powers of attractiveness and wealth, but not the power of relatives

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.

is incomplete in that respect.

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Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca—

But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

she’s complete in that respect.

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Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, na ca puttabalena—

A lady who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives, but not the power of children

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.

is incomplete in that respect.

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Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca—

But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

she’s complete in that respect.

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Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, na ca sīlabalena—

A lady who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children, but not the power of ethical behavior

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.

is incomplete in that respect.

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Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, sīlabalena ca—

But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior

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evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.

she’s complete in that respect.

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Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balānī”ti.

These are the five powers of a lady.”

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Pañcamaṁ.