9.
The Discourse on the King of Mountains
49.
"In dependence on the Himalaya, monks, the king of mountains, great sal trees grow with three kinds of growth.
Which three?
They grow with branches, leaves and foliage, they grow with bark and outer bark, they grow with softwood and heartwood.
In dependence on the Himalaya, monks, the king of mountains, great sal trees grow with these three kinds of growth.
"So too, monks, in dependence on a faithful head of family, the people within grow with three kinds of growth. Which three? They grow in faith, they grow in morality, they grow in wisdom. In dependence on a faithful head of family, monks, the people within grow with these three 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, for their own welfare.
Delighting in the world of gods, they rejoice, those who desire sensual pleasures." The ninth.