Grounds for Making Merit · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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said + thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + perfectedvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
these three“Tīṇimāni,
monasticsbhikkhave,
grounds for making meritpuññakiriyavatthūni.
whatKatamāni
three?tīṇi?
giving·consisting ofDānamayaṁ
ground for making meritpuññakiriyavatthu,
virtue·consisting ofsīlamayaṁ
ground for making meritpuññakiriyavatthu,
meditation·consisting ofbhāvanāmayaṁ
ground for making meritpuññakiriyavatthu—
theseimāni
indeedkho,
monasticsbhikkhave,
threetīṇi
merit·action·grounds + quotation markerpuññakiriyavatthūnī”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
there·thisTatthetaṁ
thusiti
it is saidvuccati:
only merit“Puññameva
oneso
should practicesikkheyya,
stretching aheadāyataggaṁ
whose happy outcomesukhudrayaṁ;
and givingDānañca
and moral conductsamacariyañca,
and a mind of lovemettacittañca
should developbhāvaye.
theseEte
thingsdhamme
having developedbhāvayitvā,
threetayo
yielding happinesssukhasamuddaye;
pleasingAbyābajjhaṁ
happysukhaṁ
worldlokaṁ,
astute onepaṇḍito
is rebornupapajjatī”ti.
this·tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
heard; thatsutanti.
firstPaṭhamaṁ.
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