Bala-Daṭṭhabba Suttaṁ

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

[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,||
[12] paññā-balaṁ.|| ||

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Kattha ca bhikkhave saddhā-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ?|| ||

Catusu sot'āpattiyaṅgesu.|| ||

Ettha saddhā-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.|| ||

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Kattha ca bhikkhave viriya-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ?|| ||

Catusu samma-p-padhānesu.|| ||

Ettha viriya-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.|| ||

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Kattha ca bhikkhave sati-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ?|| ||

Catusu sati-paṭṭhānesu.|| ||

Ettha sati-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.|| ||

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Kattha ca bhikkhave samādhi-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ?|| ||

Catusu jhānesu.|| ||

Ettha samādhi-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.|| ||

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Kattha ca bhikkhave paññā-balaṁ daṭṭhabba?|| ||

Catusu ariya-saccesu.|| ||

Ettha paññā-balaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.|| ||

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