1. Jara Sutta:
Discourse on Old Age
Jara Vagga, Devata Samyutta
Sagatha Vagga Samyutta, Samyutta Nikaya, Suttanta Pitaka

1. Jara Sutta: Discourse on Old Age

      51. (A deva said:)

      "What serves one well till old age?

      What, if well-established, serves one well?

      What is a precious treasure for man?

      What is it that is difficult to be taken away by thieves?"

      (The Bhagava said:)

      "Moral conduct serves one well till old age. Religious conviction,¹ If well-established, serves one well. Knowledge is a precious treasure for man. The merit of good actions is difficult to be taken away by thieves."

End of the Jars Sutta,

the first in this vagga.

      1. Religious conviction:, saddha: confidence in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Samgha. Saddha is not blind faith. It is confidence based on knowledge. It is well established when held by an ariya, such as a sotapanna.