Bala Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

"Pañc'imāni bhikkhave, balāni.|| ||

Katamāni pañca?|| ||

Saddhā-balaṃ,||
hiri-balaṃ,||
ottappa-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
paññā-balaṃ.|| ||

Imāni kho bhikkhave, pañca balānī" ti.|| ||