4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.32

Linked Discourses 55.32

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4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit

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Dutiyapuññābhisandasutta

Overflowing Merit (2nd)

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“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.

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Katame cattāro?

What four?

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Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

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itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

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Ayaṁ paṭhamo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

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Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme …pe…

the teaching …

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saṅghe …pe….

the Saṅgha …

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Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato.

Furthermore, a noble disciple lives at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.

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Ayaṁ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

This is the fourth kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.

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Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā”ti.

These are the four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.”

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Dutiyaṁ.