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  • Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.64  Numbered Discourses 5.64
  • 7. Saññāvagga  7. Perceptions

Dutiyavaḍḍhisutta  Growth (2nd)

“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassa.  “Mendicants, a female noble disciple who grows in five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.
Katamāhi pañcahi?  What five?
Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—  She grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
imāhi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassāti.  A female noble disciple who grows in these five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.

Saddhāya sīlena ca yā pavaḍḍhati, 
ca yā pavaḍḍhati → yādha vaḍḍhati (bj)
She who grows in faith and ethics,
Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;  wisdom, and both generosity and learning—
Sā tādisī sīlavatī upāsikā,  a virtuous laywoman such as she
Ādīyatī sāramidheva attano”ti.  takes on what is essential for herself in this life.”

Catutthaṁ. 

Pali MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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