Connected Discourses 11.11

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1. Linked Discourses 11.11
2. Chapter Two
3. Vows
4. At Sāvatthī.
5. “Mendicants, in a former life, when Sakka was a human being, he undertook seven vows. And it was because of undertaking these that he achieved the status of Sakka.
6. What seven?
7. As long as I live, may I support my parents.
8. As long as I live, may I honor the elders in the family.
9. As long as I live, may I speak gently.
10. As long as I live, may I not speak divisively.
11. As long as I live, may I live at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.
12. As long as I live, may I speak the truth.
13. As long as I live, may I be free of anger, or should anger arise, may I quickly get rid of it.
14. In a former life, when Sakka was a human being, he undertook seven vows. And it was because of undertaking these that he achieved the status of Sakka.
15. A person who respects their parents,
16. and honors the elders in the family,
17. whose speech is gentle and courteous,
18. and has given up divisiveness;
19. who’s committed to getting rid of stinginess,
20. is truthful, and has mastered anger:
21. the gods of the thirty-three
22. say they really are a true person.”