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Linked Discourses · SN 37.31

  • Linked Discourses 37.31Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.31
  • 3. Powers3. Balavagga

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“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ.

It is not because of the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, or children that ladies, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.Na, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalahetu vā bhogabalahetu vā ñātibalahetu vā puttabalahetu vā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. It is because of the power of ethical behavior that ladies, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.Sīlabalahetu kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

These are the five powers of a lady.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balānī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 37.27 Mastered 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.27 3. Powers Mastered “Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady. What five? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior. These are the five powers of a lady. A lady wit…
  2. SN 37.30 They Send Her Away 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.30 3. Powers They Send Her Away “Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady. What five? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior. If a lady has the power of attractive…
  3. SN 37.25 Assured 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.25 3. Powers Assured “Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady. What five? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior. These are the five powers of a lady. A lady livi…
  4. SN 37.26 Under Her Thumb 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.26 3. Powers Under Her Thumb “Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady. What five? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior. These are the five powers of a lady. A l…
  5. SN 37.29 In That Respect 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 37.29 3. Powers In That Respect “Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady. What five? Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior. A lady who has the power of attractivene…