10.
The Discourse on the Son of the Great Wealthy Man
40.
"In dependence on the Himalaya, monks, the king of mountains, great sal trees grow with five kinds of growth.
Which five?
They grow with branches, leaves and foliage;
they grow with bark;
they grow with outer bark;
they grow with softwood;
they grow with heartwood.
In dependence on the Himalaya, monks, the king of mountains, great sal trees grow with these five kinds of growth.
So too, monks, in dependence on a faithful son of good family, the people within grow with five kinds of growth.
Which five?
They grow in faith;
they grow in morality;
they grow in learning;
they grow in generosity;
they grow in wisdom.
In dependence on a faithful son of good family, monks, the people within grow with these five kinds of growth."
In dependence on that, trees grow, those lords of the forest.
In dependence on him grow, children and wife and relatives;
Colleagues and assemblies of kin, and those who are his dependents.
They imitate, those who are discerning.
Delighting in the world of gods, they rejoice, those who desire sensual pleasures." The tenth.