40 (Day) Notes | Pattakamma Sutta (AN 4.61) | Sutta Study @ Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

1. What is Pattakamma? What should be done first with the wealth/money that one has obtained?

2. Why should one acquire wealth in the following manner? Can someone make money in ways other than the old ways?

uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatehi bhogehi bāhābalaparicitehi sedāvakkhittehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi

3. What is the meaning of sukheti (happy) pīṇeti (please)? Why do these two verbs need to be understood in their right context?

4. How and why should we prioritize allocating our wealth to the following people?

- Oneself

- Mother and father

- Daughter/son/husband/wife/ workers/ servants

- Friends/ Companions

5. Why should one prioritize happy parents over spouse and children? Is there any spiritual connection?

6. What do these concepts represent in terms of the successful allocation of money to the aforementioned groups?

ṭhānagataṁ hoti pattagataṁ āyatanaso paribhuttaṁ