Aṅguttara Nikāya
Sattaka Nipāta
Dhana Vaggo
Sutta 4
Vitthata Satta-Bala Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
[1][pts][upal] EVAṂ ME SUTAṂ.|| ||
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi bhikkhavo ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. Satt'imāni bhikkhave, balāni.|| ||
Katamāni satta?|| ||
3. Saddhā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
hiri-balaṃ,||
ottappa-balaṃ,||
sati-balaṃ,||
samādhi-balaṃ,||
paññā-balaṃ.|| ||
Imāni kho bhikkhave satta-balāni.|| ||
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4. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, saddhā-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako saddho hoti,||
sadda-hati Tathāgatassa bodhiṃ:|| ||
"Iti pi so Bhagavā,||
arahaṃ,||
Sammā Sambuddho,||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno,||
Sugato,||
loka-vidū,||
anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī,||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ,||
Buddho,||
Bhagavā" ti.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave saddhā-balaṃ.|| ||
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5. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, viriya-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako āraddha-viriyo viharati:,||
akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya,||
kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ upasampadāya,||
thāmavā daḷha-parakkamo anikkhitta-dhūro kusalesu dhammesu.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhkhave, viriya-balaṃ.|| ||
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6. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, hiri-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako hirimā hoti,||
hirīyati kāya-du-c-caritena,||
vacī-du-c-caritena,||
mano-du-c-caritena,||
hirīyati pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ samāpattiyā.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, hiri-balaṃ.|| ||
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7. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, ottappa-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako ottapī hoti,||
ottapati kāya-du-c-caritena,||
vacī-du-c-caritena,||
mano-du-c-caritena,||
ottapati pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ samāpattiyā.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, ottappa-balaṃ.|| ||
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8. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, sati-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako satimā hoti,||
paramena sati-nepakkena samannāgato cira-katam pi,||
cira-bhāsitam pi,||
saritā anussaritā.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, sati-balaṃ.|| ||
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9. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, samādhi-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, vivicc'eva kāmehi,||
vivicca akusalehi dhammehi,||
sa-vitakkaṃ,||
sa-vicāraṃ,||
viveka-jaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ,||
paṭhamaṃ-jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.|| ||
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Vitakka vicārānaṃ vūpasamā,||
ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ,||
cetaso ekodi-bhāvaṃ,||
avitakkaṃ,||
avicāraṃ,||
samādhi-jaṃ pīti-sukhaṃ,||
dutiyaṃ-jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.|| ||
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Pītiyā ca virāgā,||
upekkhako ca viharati,||
sato ca sampajāno,||
sukhañ ca kāyena paṭisaṃvedeti,||
yantaṃ ariyā āvikkhanti:|| ||
'Upekkhako satimā sukha-vihārī' ti|| ||
taṃ tatiyaṃ-jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.|| ||
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Sukhassa ca pahānā,||
dukkhassa ca pahānā,||
pubb'eva somanassa-domanassānaṃ atthaṅ-gamā,||
adukkha-m-asukhaṃ,||
upekkhā-sati-pārisuddhiṃ,||
catutthaṃ-jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, samādhi-balaṃ.|| ||
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10. Katamañ ca bhikkhave, paññā-balaṃ?|| ||
Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako paññavā hoti,||
uday'attha-gāminiyā paññāya,||
samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhi-kāya,||
sammā dukkha-k-khaya-gāminiyā.|| ||
Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave, paññā-balaṃ.|| ||
Imāni kho bhikkhave, satta-balāni.
Saddhā-balaṃ viriya-balaṃ hiri ottappiyaṃ balaṃ||
Sati-balaṃ samādhi ca paññā ve sattamaṃ balaṃ.||
Etehi balavā bhikkhū sukhaṃ jīvatī paṇḍito.||
Yoniso vicine dhammaṃ paññāyatthaṃ vipassati.||
Pajjotass'eva Nibbānaṃ vimokkho hoti cetaso, ti.|| ||
