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On the contrary, the Buddha continued the four factors of developing wealth in the following:

鈥�贰惫补峁� samupann膩na峁�, Vaggapajja, bhog膩na峁� catt膩ri 膩yamukh膩ni honti鈥�-na itthidhutto, na sur膩dhutto, na akhadhutto, kaly膩namitto, kaly膩nasah膩yo, kaly膩nasampava峁卥o.鈥�

鈥淭here are four sources for the increase of amassed wealth: abstinence from debauchery, (2) abstinence from drunkenness. (3) nonindulgence in gambling, (4) friendship, companionship and intimacy with the good.鈥�^[1]

According to this exposition, abstaining from womanizing, addiction to alcohol, gambling, loitering in untimely becomes developed welfare. It can protect the decreasing of welfare.

With regard to the abstaining from these four, The Buddha gives the simile as follow:

鈥�Seyath膩pi, Vaggapajja, mahahto ta岣纺乲assa catt膩ri ceva 膩yamukh膩ni catt膩ri ca ap膩yamukh膩ni鈥︹�︹��na itthidhutto, na sur膩dhutto, na akhadhutto, kaly膩namitto, kaly膩nasah膩yo, kaly膩naasampava峁卥o.鈥�

鈥淛ust as in the case of a great tank with four inlets and for outlets, if a person were to open the inlets and close the outlets, and there should also be adequate rainfall, an increase in water is certainly to be expected in that tank and not a decrease, even so these four conditions are the sources of increase of amassed wealth.鈥�^[2]

鈥�Ime kho, Vaggapajja, catt膩ro 诲丑补尘尘腻 kulaputtassa

di峁�峁環adhammhit膩ya sa峁僾attanti di峁�峁環adhammsukh膩ya.鈥�

鈥淭hese four conditions, Brahman, are conducive to a householder鈥檚 wealth and happiness in this very life.鈥�^[3] These are the primary discourses of the Buddha regarding balancing livelihood stated in the A峁単uttara Nik膩ya.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Ibid, P. 108-9. Ibid, P. 282.

[2]:

An. III, P. 108-9. Pali Text Society IV, P. 282.

[3]:

Ibid, P. 108-9. Ibid, P. 282.