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Vaḍḍhīsutta

Growth

“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.

Katamehi pañcahi?
What five?

Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—
She grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.

imehi 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 yādha vaḍḍhati,
When she 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

Ādīyati sāramidheva attano”ti.
takes on what is essential for herself in this life.”

Dasamaṁ.

Balavaggo tatiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Visāradā pasayha abhibhuyya,

Ekaṁ aṅgena pañcamaṁ;

Nāsenti hetu ṭhānañca,

Visārado vaḍḍhinā dasāti.

Mātugāmasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.
The Linked Discourses on females are complete.