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# Iti 23 · uttaka 23
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/iti-23/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:52:07.000Z
- Description: Itivuttaka · Iti 23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Itivuttaka, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

*This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:* “This one quality, monks, when developed & pursued, keeps both kinds of benefit secure: benefit in this life & in lives to come. Which one quality? Heedfulness with regard to skillful qualities. This is the one quality that, when developed & pursued, keeps both kinds of benefit secure: benefit in this life & in lives to come.”

They praise heedfulness, the wise,

in doing acts of merit.

When heedful, wise,

you achieve both kinds of benefit:

benefits in this life,

& benefits in lives to come.

By breaking through to your benefit,

you’re called enlightened,

wise.

See also: [AN 4:113](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-113/); [AN 6:19](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-6-19/)[AN 10:15](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-10-15/); [Dhp 21–32](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dhp-02/)

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