The Buddha teaches on growth (2nd), presenting a fivefold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassa. Katamāhi pañcahi? Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati— imāhi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassāti.
Saddhāya sīlena ca yā pavaḍḍhati,
Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;
Sā tādisī sīlavatī upāsikā,
Ādīyatī sāramidheva attano”ti.
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassa.
“Mendicants, a female noble disciple who grows in five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.
Katamāhi pañcahi?
What five?
Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati—
She grows in faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
imāhi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamānā ariyasāvikā ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyinī ca hoti varādāyinī ca kāyassāti.
A female noble disciple who grows in these five ways grows nobly, taking on what is essential and excellent in this life.
Saddhāya sīlena ca yā pavaḍḍhati,
She who grows in faith and ethics,
Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṁ;
wisdom, and both generosity and learning—
Sā tādisī sīlavatī upāsikā,
a virtuous laywoman such as she
Ādīyatī sāramidheva attano”ti.
takes on what is essential for herself in this life.”
Catutthaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026