The Buddha describes the seven kinds of wealth in brief, of 1) faith, 2) virtue, 3) conscience, 4) fear of wrongdoing, 5) learning, 6) generosity, and 7) wisdom.
“Sattimāni, bhikkhave, dhanāni. Katamāni satta? Saddhādhanaṁ, sīladhanaṁ, hirīdhanaṁ, ottappadhanaṁ, sutadhanaṁ, cāgadhanaṁ, paññādhanaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta dhanānīti.
“Bhikkhus, there are these seven kinds of wealth. What seven? The wealth of |faith::confidence, conviction, trust [saddha]|, the wealth of |virtue::moral conduct, ethical behavior [sīla]|, the wealth of |conscience::internal sense of right and wrong used for guiding one’s behavior, moral shame, scruple [hirī]|, the wealth of |moral dread::fear of wrongdoing out of regard for others [ottappa]|, the wealth of |learning::studying, understanding, acquiring knowledge [suta]|, the wealth of |generosity::sharing, relinquishment [cāga]|, and the wealth of |wisdom::distinctive knowledge, discernment [paññā]|. These, bhikkhus, are the seven kinds of wealth.
Saddhādhanaṁ sīladhanaṁ,
hirī ottappiyaṁ dhanaṁ;
Sutadhanañca cāgo ca,
paññā ve sattamaṁ dhanaṁ.
The wealth of faith, the wealth of virtue,
The wealth of conscience and of fear of wrongdoing;
The wealth of learning and generosity,
And wisdom as the seventh wealth.
Yassa ete dhanā atthi,
itthiyā purisassa vā;
Adaliddoti taṁ āhu,
amoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.
Whoever possesses these wealths,
whether a woman or a man;
is said not to be poor,
their life is truly |not in vain::fruitful [amogha]|.
Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca,
Pasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ;
Anuyuñjetha medhāvī,
Saraṁ buddhāna sāsanan”ti.
Therefore, the wise should apply themselves,
to the cultivation of faith and virtue,
to clearly see the |Dhamma::the ultimate truth that the Buddha’s teachings point to [dhamma]|,
recollecting the Buddhas’ dispensation.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these seven kinds of wealth. What seven? The wealth of |faith::confidence, conviction, trust [saddha]|, the wealth of |virtue::moral conduct, ethical behavior [sīla]|, the wealth of |conscience::internal sense of right and wrong used for guiding one’s behavior, moral shame, scruple [hirī]|, the wealth of |moral dread::fear of wrongdoing out of regard for others [ottappa]|, the wealth of |learning::studying, understanding, acquiring knowledge [suta]|, the wealth of |generosity::sharing, relinquishment [cāga]|, and the wealth of |wisdom::distinctive knowledge, discernment [paññā]|. These, bhikkhus, are the seven kinds of wealth.
The wealth of faith, the wealth of virtue,
The wealth of conscience and of fear of wrongdoing;
The wealth of learning and generosity,
And wisdom as the seventh wealth.
Whoever possesses these wealths,
whether a woman or a man;
is said not to be poor,
their life is truly |not in vain::fruitful [amogha]|.
Therefore, the wise should apply themselves,
to the cultivation of faith and virtue,
to clearly see the |Dhamma::the ultimate truth that the Buddha’s teachings point to [dhamma]|,
recollecting the Buddhas’ dispensation.”
“Sattimāni, bhikkhave, dhanāni. Katamāni satta? Saddhādhanaṁ, sīladhanaṁ, hirīdhanaṁ, ottappadhanaṁ, sutadhanaṁ, cāgadhanaṁ, paññādhanaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta dhanānīti.
Saddhādhanaṁ sīladhanaṁ,
hirī ottappiyaṁ dhanaṁ;
Sutadhanañca cāgo ca,
paññā ve sattamaṁ dhanaṁ.
Yassa ete dhanā atthi,
itthiyā purisassa vā;
Adaliddoti taṁ āhu,
amoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.
Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca,
Pasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ;
Anuyuñjetha medhāvī,
Saraṁ buddhāna sāsanan”ti.