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Linked Discourses · SN 46.46

  • Linked Discourses 46.46Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.46
  • 5. A Wheel-Turning Monarch5. Cakkavattivagga

PoorDaliddasutta

“Sir, they speak of someone who is ‘poor’.“‘Daliddo, daliddo’ti, bhante, vuccati. How is a poor person defined?”Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ‘daliddo’ti vuccatī”ti?

“Mendicant, they’re called poor because they haven’t developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.“Sattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaṅgānaṁ abhāvitattā abahulīkatattā ‘daliddo’ti vuccati. What seven?Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ? The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.Satisambojjhaṅgassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa— They’re called poor because they haven’t developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ abhāvitattā abahulīkatattā ‘daliddo’ti vuccatī”ti.

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  2. SN 46.45 Wise 0.58near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.45 5. A Wheel-Turning Monarch Wise “Sir, they speak of a one ‘wise and clever’. How is a person who is wise and clever defined?” “Mendicant, they’re called wise and clever because they’ve developed a…
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