Aṅguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
II: Bala Vagga

Sutta 14

Bala-Vitthata Suttaṁ

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

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Pañc'imāni bhikkhave balāni.|| ||

Katamāni pañca?|| ||

Saddhā-balaṁ,||
viriya-balaṁ,||
sati-balaṁ,||
samādhi-balaṁ,||
paññā-balaṁ.|| ||

 

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave saddhā-balaṁ?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave ariya-sāvako saddho hoti.|| ||

Saddahati Tathāgatassa bodhiṁ:|| ||

'Iti pi so Bhagavā||
arahaṁ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṁ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā' ti.|| ||

[11] Idaṁ vuccati bhikkhave saddhā-balaṁ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave viriya-balaṁ?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave ariya-sāvako||
āraddha viriyo viharati||
akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahāṇāya,||
kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya,||
thāmavā daḷha-parakkamo||
anikkhitta-dhuro kusalesu dhammesu.|| ||

Idaṁ vuccati bhikkhave viriya-balaṁ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave sati-balaṁ?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave ariyasāvako satimā hoti||
paramena sati-nepakkena samannāgato cira-katam pi cira-bhāsitam pi saritā anussaritā.|| ||

Idaṁ vuccati bhikkhave sati-balaṁ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave samādhi-balaṁ?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako vivicc'eva kāmehi||
vivicca akusalehi dhammehi||
sa-vitakkaṁ||
sa-vicāraṁ||
viveka-jaṁ pīti-sukhaṁ||
paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati,|| ||

Vitakka-vicārānam vūpasamā||
ajjhattaṁ sampasādanaṁ||
cetaso ekodi-bhāvaṁ||
avitakkaṁ avicāraṁ||
samādhi-jaṁ pīti-sukhaṁ||
dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati,|| ||

Pītiyā ca virāgā||
upekkhako ca viharati||
sato ca sampajāno||
sukhaṁ ca kāyena paṭisaṁvedeti||
yaṁ taṁ ariyā ācikkhanti||
'upekkhako satimā sukha-vihāri' ti||
tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati,|| ||

Sukhassa ca pahānā||
dukkhassa ca pahānā||
pubbe'va somanassa-domanassānaṁ atthaṅgamā||
adukkha-m-asukhaṁ upekkhā-sati-pārisuddhiṁ||
catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.|| ||

Idaṁ vuccati bhikkhave samādhi-balaṁ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave paññā-balaṁ?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave ariya-sāvako||
paññavā hoti||
uday'attha-gāminiyā paññāya||
samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhi-kāya sammā-dukkha-k-khaya-gāminiyā.|| ||

Idaṁ vuccati bhikkhave paññā-balaṁ.|| ||

Imāti kho bhikkhave pañca balānī" ti.|| ||