Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses
Connected Discourses on Women: SN37:34 Growth
1 "Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassa. Katamehi pañcahi? Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati – imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti, varādāyinī ca kāyassāti.
2 Saddhāya sīlena ca yādha vaḍḍhati,
Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṃ;
Sā tādisī sīlavatī upāsikā,
Ādīyati sāramidheva attano"ti.
Dasamaṃ.
Balavaggo tatiyo.
3 Visāradā pasayha abhibhuyya,
Ekaṃ angena pañcamaṃ;
Nāsenti hetu ṭhānañca,
Visārado vaḍḍhinā dasāti.
Mātugāmasaṃyuttaṃ samattaṃ.