1.
The Chapter on Wealth
1.
The First Discourse on What is Dear
1. Thus have I heard - On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. There the Blessed One addressed the monks - "Monks." "Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this -
"Monks, a monk possessed of seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is desirous of material gain, desirous of honour, desirous of not being despised, shameless, without moral fear, has evil desires, and has wrong view. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed.
"Monks, a monk possessed of seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is not desirous of material gain, not desirous of honour, not desirous of not being despised, has shame, has moral fear, has few wishes, and has right view. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed." The first.
2.
The Second Discourse on What is Dear
2. "Monks, a monk possessed of seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is desirous of material gain, desirous of honour, desirous of not being despised, shameless, without moral fear, envious, and stingy. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is not dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, not agreeable, not respected and not esteemed.
"Monks, a monk possessed of seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed. Which seven? Here, monks, a monk is not desirous of material gain, not desirous of honour, not desirous of not being despised, has shame, has moral fear, is without envy, and is without stinginess. Monks, a monk possessed of these seven qualities is dear to his fellow monks in the holy life, agreeable, respected and esteemed." The second.
3.
The Discourse on Powers in Brief
3. Thus have I heard - On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park... etc. "There are, monks, these seven powers. What are the seven? The power of faith, the power of energy, the power of shame, the power of moral fear, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, the power of wisdom. These, monks, are the seven powers."
The power of mindfulness and concentration, wisdom indeed is the seventh power;
A monk strong with these, the wise one lives happily;
Like the extinguishing of a lamp, there is deliverance of the mind." The third.
4.
The Discourse on Powers in Detail
4. "There are, monks, these seven powers. What are the seven? The power of faith, the power of energy, the power of shame, the power of moral fear, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, the power of wisdom.
"And what, monks, is the power of faith? Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder - 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the One Enlightened by himself, etc. Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.' This is called, monks, the power of faith.
"And what, monks, is the power of energy? Here, monks, a noble disciple dwells putting forth strenuous energy for the abandoning of unwholesome mental states and for the acquisition of wholesome mental states, steadfast, of firm effort, not shirking the responsibility regarding wholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of energy.
"And what, monks, is the power of shame? Here, monks, a noble disciple has shame, he is ashamed of bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he is ashamed of the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of shame.
"And what, monks, is the power of moral fear? Here, monks, a noble disciple has moral fear, he fears bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he fears the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the power of moral fear.
"And what, monks, is the power of mindfulness? Here, monks, a noble disciple is mindful, endowed with the highest mindfulness and discretion, remembering and recollecting what was done long ago and what was said long ago. This is called, monks, the power of mindfulness.
"And what, monks, is the power of concentration? Here, monks, a noble disciple, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, etc. he enters and dwells in the fourth meditative absorption. This is called, monks, the power of concentration.
"And what, monks, is the power of wisdom? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, endowed with wisdom that discerns rise and fall, noble, penetrative, leading rightly to the complete destruction of suffering. This is called, monks, the power of wisdom. These, monks, are the seven powers."
The power of mindfulness and concentration, wisdom indeed is the seventh power;
A monk strong with these, the wise one lives happily.
Like the extinguishing of a lamp, there is deliverance of the mind." The fourth.
5.
The Discourse on Wealth in Brief
5. "There are, monks, these seven treasures. What are the seven? The treasure of faith, the treasure of morality, the treasure of shame, the treasure of moral fear, the treasure of learning, the treasure of generosity, the treasure of wisdom. These, monks, are the seven treasures."
The treasure of learning and generosity, wisdom indeed is the seventh treasure.
They call him 'not poor', his life is not in vain.
The wise one should pursue, remembering the Buddhas' teaching." The fifth.
6.
The Discourse on Wealth in Detail
6. "There are, monks, these seven treasures. What are the seven? The treasure of faith, the treasure of morality, the treasure of shame, the treasure of moral fear, the treasure of learning, the treasure of generosity, the treasure of wisdom.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of faith? Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder - 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the One Enlightened by himself, etc. the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.' This is called, monks, the treasure of faith.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of morality? Here, monks, a noble disciple abstains from killing living beings, etc. abstains from spirits, liquor and intoxicants that cause negligence. This is called, monks, the treasure of morality.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of shame? Here, monks, a noble disciple has shame, he is ashamed of bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he is ashamed of the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the treasure of shame.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of moral fear? Here, monks, a noble disciple has moral fear, he fears bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, he fears the attainment of evil unwholesome mental states. This is called, monks, the treasure of moral fear.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of learning? Here, monks, a noble disciple is very learned, remembering what has been learnt, having great accumulation of learning. Whatever teachings that are good in the beginning, good in the middle, good in the end, with meaning and with phrasing, that reveal the holy life that is complete in its entirety and pure. Such teachings are very learned by him, retained, practised in speech, contemplated in mind, thoroughly penetrated by view. This is called, monks, the treasure of learning.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of generosity? Here, monks, a noble disciple dwells at home with a mind free from the stain of stinginess, generous in giving, with purified hands, delighting in relinquishment, accessible to requests, delighting in giving and sharing. This is called, monks, the treasure of generosity.
"And what, monks, is the treasure of wisdom? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, etc. leading rightly to the complete destruction of suffering. This is called, monks, the treasure of wisdom. These, monks, are the seven treasures."
The treasure of learning and generosity, wisdom indeed is the seventh treasure.
They call him 'not poor', his life is not in vain.
The wise one should pursue, remembering the Buddhas' teaching." The sixth.
7.
The Discourse on Ugga
7. Then Ugga, the prime minister, approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. Seated to one side, Ugga, the prime minister, said this to the Blessed One -
"Wonderful, venerable sir, marvellous, venerable sir! How wealthy is this Migāra of Rohaṇa, venerable sir, how great in riches, how great in possessions!" "But how wealthy, Ugga, is Migāra of Rohaṇa, how great in riches, how great in possessions?" "A hundred hundred thousand in gold, venerable sir, what then to say of silver!" "There is indeed, Ugga, that wealth, I do not say 'there is not'. But that wealth, Ugga, is common to fire, water, kings, thieves, and unloved heirs. There are, Ugga, these seven treasures not common to fire, water, kings, thieves, and unloved heirs. What are the seven? The treasure of faith, the treasure of morality, the treasure of shame, the treasure of moral fear, the treasure of learning, the treasure of generosity, the treasure of wisdom. These, Ugga, are the seven treasures not common to fire, water, kings, thieves, and unloved heirs.
The treasure of learning and generosity, wisdom indeed is the seventh treasure.
He is indeed wealthy in the world, invincible among gods and humans.
The wise one should pursue, remembering the Buddhas' teaching." The seventh.
8.
The Discourse on Mental Fetters
8. "There are, monks, these seven mental fetters. What are the seven? The mental fetter of friendliness, the mental fetter of aversion, the mental fetter of wrong view, the mental fetter of sceptical doubt, the mental fetter of conceit, the mental fetter of lust for existence, the mental fetter of ignorance. These, monks, are the seven mental fetters." The eighth.
9.
The Discourse on Abandoning
9. "Monks, the holy life is lived for the abandoning and eradication of seven mental fetters. Which seven? The holy life is lived for the abandoning and eradication of the mental fetter of friendliness, of the mental fetter of aversion, etc. of the mental fetter of wrong view... of the mental fetter of sceptical doubt... of the mental fetter of conceit... of the mental fetter of lust for existence... the holy life is lived for the abandoning and eradication of the mental fetter of ignorance. For the abandoning and eradication of these seven mental fetters, monks, the holy life is lived. And when, monks, for a monk the mental fetter of friendliness has been abandoned, its root cut off, made like a palm stump, brought to obliteration, subject to non-arising in the future. The mental fetter of aversion, etc. the mental fetter of wrong view... the mental fetter of sceptical doubt... the mental fetter of conceit... the mental fetter of lust for existence... the mental fetter of ignorance has been abandoned, its root cut off, made like a palm stump, brought to obliteration, subject to non-arising in the future. This is called, monks, a monk who has cut off craving, turned back the mental fetters, through the complete full realization of conceit has made an end of suffering." The ninth.
10.
The Discourse on Stinginess
10. "There are, monks, these seven mental fetters. What are the seven? The mental fetter of friendliness, the mental fetter of aversion, the mental fetter of wrong view, the mental fetter of sceptical doubt, the mental fetter of conceit, the mental fetter of envy, the mental fetter of stinginess. These, monks, are the seven mental fetters." The tenth.
The Wealth Chapter is the first.
Its summary:
Ugga and mental fetter, abandoning, and with stinginess.