Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.
“Mendicants, great sal trees grow in five ways supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
Katamāhi pañcahi?
What five?
Sākhāpattapalāsena vaḍḍhanti;
The branches, leaves, and foliage;
tacena vaḍḍhanti;
the bark;
papaṭikāya vaḍḍhanti;
the shoots;
pheggunā vaḍḍhanti;
the softwood;
sārena vaḍḍhanti.
and the hardwood.
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.
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.
Katamāhi pañcahi?
What five?
Saddhāya vaḍḍhati;
Faith,
sīlena vaḍḍhati;
ethics,
sutena vaḍḍhati;
learning,
cāgena vaḍḍhati;
generosity,
paññāya vaḍḍhati.
and wisdom.
Saddhaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhatīti.
A family grows in these five ways supported by a family head with faith.
Yathā hi pabbato selo,
Supported by the mountain crags
araññasmiṁ brahāvane;
in the wilds, the formidable forest,
Taṁ rukkhā upanissāya,
the tree grows
vaḍḍhante te vanappatī.
to become lord of the forest.
Tatheva sīlasampannaṁ,
So too, when the family head
Saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ imaṁ;
is ethical and faithful,
Upanissāya vaḍḍhanti,
supported by them, they grow:
Puttadārā ca bandhavā;
children, partners, and kin,
Amaccā ñātisaṅghā ca,
colleagues, relatives,
Ye cassa anujīvino.
and those dependent for their livelihood.
Tyassa sīlavato sīlaṁ,
Seeing the ethical conduct of the virtuous,
cāgaṁ sucaritāni ca;
the generosity and good deeds,
Passamānānukubbanti,
those who see clearly
ye bhavanti vicakkhaṇā.
do likewise.
Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna,
Having practiced the teaching here,
maggaṁ sugatigāminaṁ;
the path that goes to a good place,
Nandino devalokasmiṁ,
they delight in the heavenly realm,
modanti kāmakāmino”ti.
enjoying all the pleasures they desire.”
Dasamaṁ.
Sumanavaggo catuttho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sumanā cundī uggaho,
sīho dānānisaṁsako;
Kālabhojanasaddhā ca,
puttasālehi te dasāti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, great sal trees grow in five ways supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
What five?
The branches, leaves, and foliage;
the bark;
the shoots;
the softwood;
and the hardwood.
Great sal trees grow in these five ways supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
In the same way, a family grows in five ways supported by a family head with faith.
What five?
Faith,
ethics,
learning,
generosity,
and wisdom.
A family grows in these five ways supported by a family head with faith.
Supported by the mountain crags
in the wilds, the formidable forest,
the tree grows
to become lord of the forest.
So too, when the family head
is ethical and faithful,
supported by them, they grow:
children, partners, and kin,
colleagues, relatives,
and those dependent for their livelihood.
Seeing the ethical conduct of the virtuous,
the generosity and good deeds,
those who see clearly
do likewise.
Having practiced the teaching here,
the path that goes to a good place,
they delight in the heavenly realm,
enjoying all the pleasures they desire.”
“Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.
Katamāhi pañcahi?
Sākhāpattapalāsena vaḍḍhanti;
tacena vaḍḍhanti;
papaṭikāya vaḍḍhanti;
pheggunā vaḍḍhanti;
sārena vaḍḍhanti.
Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti.
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhati.
Katamāhi pañcahi?
Saddhāya vaḍḍhati;
sīlena vaḍḍhati;
sutena vaḍḍhati;
cāgena vaḍḍhati;
paññāya vaḍḍhati.
Saddhaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhatīti.
Yathā hi pabbato selo,
araññasmiṁ brahāvane;
Taṁ rukkhā upanissāya,
vaḍḍhante te vanappatī.
Tatheva sīlasampannaṁ,
Saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ imaṁ;
Upanissāya vaḍḍhanti,
Puttadārā ca bandhavā;
Amaccā ñātisaṅghā ca,
Ye cassa anujīvino.
Tyassa sīlavato sīlaṁ,
cāgaṁ sucaritāni ca;
Passamānānukubbanti,
ye bhavanti vicakkhaṇā.
Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna,
maggaṁ sugatigāminaṁ;
Nandino devalokasmiṁ,
modanti kāmakāmino”ti.
Dasamaṁ.
Sumanavaggo catuttho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sumanā cundī uggaho,
sīho dānānisaṁsako;
Kālabhojanasaddhā ca,
puttasālehi te dasāti.