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# AN 4:31 · Wheels (Cakka Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-31/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:38:12.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:31. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“There are these four wheels, endowed with which human beings & devas develop a four-wheeled prosperity; endowed with which human beings & devas in no long time achieve greatness & abundance in terms of wealth. Which four? Living in a civilized land, associating with people of integrity, directing oneself rightly, and having done merit in the past. These are the four wheels, endowed with which human beings & devas develop a four-wheeled prosperity; endowed with which human beings & devas in no long time achieve greatness & abundance in terms of wealth.

“If you dwell in a civilized place,

make friends with the noble ones,

rightly direct yourself,

and have made merit in the past,

there will roll to you

crops, wealth, status, honor,

& happiness.”

See also: [AN 8:54](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-8-54/); [Sn 2:4](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-2-4/)

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