3. Paṭhamavaḍḍhisuttaṃ

63. ‘‘Pañcahi, bhikkhave, vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī ca kāyassa. Katamāhi pañcahi? Saddhāya vaḍḍhati, sīlena vaḍḍhati, sutena vaḍḍhati, cāgena vaḍḍhati, paññāya vaḍḍhati – imāhi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhamāno ariyasāvako ariyāya vaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhati, sārādāyī ca hoti varādāyī ca kāyassā’’ti.

‘‘Saddhāya sīlena ca yo pavaḍḍhati ²,

Paññāya cāgena sutena cūbhayaṃ;

So tādiso sappuriso vicakkhaṇo,

Ādīyatī sāramidheva attano’’ti. tatiyaṃ;