Mahāsālaputtasutta
How a virtuous family head is like a great tree in the mountains.
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.40
Numbered Discourses 5.40
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4. Sumanavagga
4. With Sumanā
Mahāsālaputtasutta
Great Sal Trees
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“Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.
“Mendicants, great sal trees grow in five ways supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
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Katamāhi pañcahi?
What five?
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Sākhāpattapalāsena vaḍḍhanti;
The branches, leaves, and foliage;
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tacena vaḍḍhanti;
the bark;
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papaṭikāya vaḍḍhanti;
the shoots;
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pheggunā vaḍḍhanti;
the softwood;
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sārena vaḍḍhanti.
and the hardwood.
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Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.
Great sal trees grow in these five ways supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
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Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhati.
In the same way, a family grows in five ways supported by a family head with faith.
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Katamāhi pañcahi?
What five?
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Saddhāya vaḍḍhati;
Faith,
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sīlena vaḍḍhati;
ethics,
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sutena vaḍḍhati;
learning,
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cāgena vaḍḍhati;
generosity,
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paññāya vaḍḍhati.
and wisdom.
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Saddhaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhatīti.
A family grows in these five ways supported by a family head with faith.
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Yathā hi pabbato selo,
Supported by the rocky mountain
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araññasmiṁ brahāvane;
in the wilds, the formidable forest,
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Taṁ rukkhā upanissāya,
the tree grows
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vaḍḍhante te vanappatī.
to become lord of the forest.
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Tatheva sīlasampannaṁ,
So too, when the family head
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Saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ imaṁ;
is ethical and faithful,
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Upanissāya vaḍḍhanti,
supported by them, they grow:
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Puttadārā ca bandhavā;
children, partners, and kin,
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Amaccā ñātisaṅghā ca,
colleagues, relatives,
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Ye cassa anujīvino.
and those dependent for their livelihood.
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Tyassa sīlavato sīlaṁ,
Seeing the ethical conduct of the virtuous,
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cāgaṁ sucaritāni ca;
the generosity and good deeds,
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Passamānānukubbanti,
those who see clearly
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ye bhavanti vicakkhaṇā.
do likewise.
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Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna,
Having practiced the teaching here,
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maggaṁ sugatigāminaṁ;
the path that goes to a good place,
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Nandino devalokasmiṁ,
they delight in the heavenly realm,
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modanti kāmakāmino”ti.
enjoying all the pleasures they desire.”
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Dasamaṁ.
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Sumanavaggo catuttho.
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Tassuddānaṁ
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Sumanā cundī uggaho,
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sīho dānānisaṁsako;
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Kālabhojanasaddhā ca,
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puttasālehi te dasāti.
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