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 bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

"Pañc'imāni bhikkhave, balāni.|| ||

Katamāni pañca?|| ||

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

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