Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
48. Indriya Saṃyutta
1. Suddhika Vagga

The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
48. Kindred Sayings on the Faculties
1. Purity

Sutta 7

Dutiya Samaṇa-Brāhmaṇā Suttaṃ

Recluses and Brahmins (b)

Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids

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[1] THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.

Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.

The Exalted One said:

"Monks, there are these five controlling powers.

What five?

The controlling power of faith,
the controlling power of energy,
the controlling power of mindfulness,
the controlling power of concentration,
the controlling power of insight.

These are the five controlling powers.

Monks, whatsoever recluses or brahmins
understand not the controlling power of faith,
understand not the arising of the controlling power of faith,
understand not the perishing of the controlling power of faith,
understand not the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of faith;

understand not the controlling power of energy,
understand not the arising of the controlling power of energy,
understand not the perishing of the controlling power of energy,
understand not the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of energy;

understand not the controlling power of mindfulness,
understand not the arising of the controlling power of mindfulness,
understand not the perishing of the controlling power of mindfulness,
understand not the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of mindfulness;

understand not the controlling power of concentration,
understand not the arising of the controlling power of concentration,
understand not the perishing of the controlling power of concentration,
understand not the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of concentration;

understand not the controlling power of insight,
understand not the arising of the controlling power of insight,
understand not the perishing of the controlling power of insight,
understand not the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of insight;

such are not worthy to be accounted recluses among recluses,
nor among brahmins as brahmins;
nor have those worthies of themselves understood,
or even in this life realized,
the goal of recluseship
or of brahminhood,
nor do they dwell in the attainment of it.

 

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But, monks, those recluses or brahmins who have understood the controlling power of faith,
who have understood the arising of the controlling power of faith,
who have understood the perishing of the controlling power of faith,
who have understood the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of faith;

who have understood the controlling power of energy,
who have understood the arising of the controlling power of energy,
who have understood the perishing of the controlling power of energy,
who have understood the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of energy;

who have understood the controlling power of mindfulness,
who have understood the arising of the controlling power of mindfulness,
who have understood the perishing of the controlling power of mindfulness,
who have understood the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of mindfulness;

who have understood the controlling power of concentration,
who have understood the arising of the controlling power of concentration,
who have understood the perishing of the controlling power of concentration,
who have understood the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of concentration;

who have understood the controlling power of insight,
who have understood the arising of the controlling power of insight,
who have understood the perishing of the controlling power of insight,
who have understood the practice leading to the ceasing of the controlling power of insight;

such are worthy to be accounted among recluses as recluses,
and among brahmins as brahmins:
and those worthies have of themselves understood
and even in this life have realized
the goal of recluseship
and brahminhood,
and they do dwell in the attainment thereof."