Dear Kare, Mike and friends,

thanks for the interesting discussion. For those who are interested in
comparative study with Mahayana texts, the protection of wealth against
loss through the seven factors is also mentioned in several Mahayana
texts.

I wonder if the Buddha said further about protecting loss by means of
kings, who were impossible for a commoner to oppose in those days.

I would like to say that where personal wealth management is concerned,
anything along this line is fine. However, I believe the Buddha didn't
intend it to be dogmatic, and the advice of professional consultants in
all areas of wealth management should be considered. This is especially
true since each person's circumstances is different from others, which
make professional advice even more valuable.


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kåre A. Lie wrote:

> At 13:41 02.04.2005 +0000, olbeggaols wrote:
>
> In the case of the third case,
> with riches so gotten,
> he is able to set up protections
> against loss through disaster,
> fire,
> water,
> kings,
> robbers,
> enemies and
> greedy heirs.