Linked Discourses 46.47 5. A Wheel-Turning Monarch Prosperous (SN46.47)

1.1

“‘Adaliddo, adaliddo’ti, bhante, vuccati.

“Sir, they speak of someone who is ‘prosperous’.

1.2

Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ‘adaliddo’ti vuccatī”ti?

How is a prosperous person defined?”

1.3

“Sattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘adaliddo’ti vuccati.

“Mendicant, they’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.

1.4

Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ?

What seven?

1.5

Satisambojjhaṅgassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa—

The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.

1.6

imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘adaliddo’ti vuccatī”ti.

They’re called prosperous because they’ve developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”

1.7

Sattamaṁ.