Bala Suttaṁ

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

[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Cattār'imāni bhikkhave balāni.|| ||

Katamāni cattāri?|| ||

Viriya-balaṁ||
sati-balaṁ||
samādhi-balaṁ||
paññā-balaṁ.|| ||

Imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri balānī" ti.|| ||