A woman may be complete with
FIVE (5) POWERS
Aṅga Sutta
Saɱyutta Nikāya – Saḷāyatana Vagga – Mātugāma Saɱyutta – Bala Vagga
“Bhikkhus, there are these five powers of a woman. What are the five?
1. The power of beauty,
2. the power of wealth,
3. the power of relatives,
4. the power of sons,
5. the power of virtue.
“If, bhikkhus, a woman possesses the power of beauty but not the power of wealth, then she is deficient in that respect. But if she possesses the power of beauty and the power of wealth too, then she is complete in that respect.”
“If, bhikkhus, a woman possesses the powers of beauty and wealth, but not the power of relatives, then she is deficient in that respect. But if she possesses the powers of beauty and wealth, and the power of relatives too, then she is complete in that respect. “
“If, bhikkhus, a woman possesses the powers of beauty, wealth, and relatives, but not the power of sons, then she is deficient in that respect. But if she possesses’ the powers of beauty, wealth, and relatives, and the power of sons too, then she is complete in that respect. “
“If, bhikkhus, a woman possesses the powers of beauty, wealth, relatives, and sons, but not the power of virtue, then she is deficient in that respect. But if she possesses the powers of beauty, wealth, relatives, and sons, and the power of virtue too, then she is complete in that respect. These are the five powers of a woman.”
From the book : ‘The connected discourses of the Buddha’ (Bhikkhu Bodhi)