Ānisaŋsa [ā + ni + saŋsa, BSk. distorted to anuśaŋsa] praise i. e. that which is commendable, profit, merit, advantage, good result, blessing in or from (c. loc.). <-> There are five ānisaŋsā sīlavato sīla -- sampadāya or blessings which accrue to the virtuous enumd. at D ii.86, viz. bhogakkhandha great wealth, kittisadda good report, visārada self -- confidence, asammūlho kālaŋ karoti an untroubled death, saggaŋ lokaŋ uppajjati a happy state after death. -- D i.110, 143; iii.132 (four), 236 (five); M i.204; S i.46, 52; iii.8, 93 (mahā˚); v.69 (seven), 73, 129, 133, 237 (seven), 267, 276; A i.58 (karaṇīye kariyamāne); ii.26, 185, 239, 243 (sikkhā˚); iii.41 (dāne), 248 (dhammasavane), 250 (yāguyā), 251 (upaṭṭhita -- satissa), 253 sq. (sīlavato sīlasampadāya etc., as above), 267 (sucarite), 441; iv.150 (mettāya ceto -- vimuttiyā), 361 (dhammasavane), 439 sq. (nekkhamme avitakke nippītike), 442, 443 sq. (ākāsɔānañcāyatane); v.i, 106 (mahā˚), 311; It 28, 29, 40 (sikkhā˚); Sn 256 (phala˚), 784, 952; J i.9, 94; v.491 (v. l. anu˚); Nd1 73, 104, 441; Kvu 400; Miln 198; VvA 6, 113; PvA 9 (dāna˚) 12, 64 (= phala), 208, 221 (= guṇa); Sdhp 263. -- Eleven ānisaŋsas of mettā (cp. Ps ii.130) are given in detail at Vism 311<-> 314; on another eight see pp. 644 sq.