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4. Overflowing Merit – 4. Puññābhisandavagga

SN 55.32 Overflowing Merit (2nd) – Dutiyapuññābhisandasutta

 

“Bhikkhū, there are these four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.

What four?

Katame cattāro?

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

 

itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

 

Ayaṁ paṭhamo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

the teaching …

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme …pe…

the Saṅgha …

saṅghe …pe….

Furthermore, a noble disciple lives at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato.

This is the fourth kind of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurtures happiness.

Ayaṁ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro.

These are the four kinds of overflowing merit, overflowing goodness that nurture happiness.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā”ti.