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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 48.8 Linked Discourses 48.8
1. Suddhikavagga 1. Plain Version
Daį¹į¹habbasutta Should Be Seen
āPaƱcimÄni, bhikkhave, indriyÄni. āMendicants, there are these five faculties. This discourse offers brief expansions of each of the five faculties in terms of standard doctrinal groups of four. This complements the definitions in the next discourses. | The same analysis is applied to the five powers at AN 5.15.
KatamÄni paƱca? What five?
Saddhindriyaį¹ ā¦peā¦ paƱƱindriyaį¹. The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
Kattha ca, bhikkhave, saddhindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹? And where should the faculty of faith be seen?
CatÅ«su sotÄpattiyaį¹
gesuāIn the four factors of stream-entry. Faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, Saį¹
gha, and unshakeable ethics (SN 12.41, SN 55.1). | By this means āethicsā are included in the faculties although not explicitly mentioned. We have noted the same thing for the awakening factors (SN 46.1) and mindfulness meditations (SN 47.3).
ettha saddhindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹.
Kattha ca, bhikkhave, vÄ«riyindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹? And where should the faculty of energy be seen?
CatÅ«su sammappadhÄnesuāIn the four right efforts. Per the next Saį¹yutta (SN 49.1).
ettha vÄ«riyindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹.
Kattha ca, bhikkhave, satindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹? And where should the faculty of mindfulness be seen?
CatÅ«su satipaį¹į¹hÄnesuāIn the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. Per the previous Saį¹yutta (SN 47.1).
ettha satindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹.
Kattha ca, bhikkhave, samÄdhindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹? And where should the faculty of immersion be seen?
CatÅ«su jhÄnesuāIn the four absorptions. As usual, samÄdhi (āimmersionā) is defined in terms of jhÄna (āabsorptionā; see SN 53.1ā12).
ettha samÄdhindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹.
Kattha ca, bhikkhave, paƱƱindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹? And where should the faculty of wisdom be seen?
CatÅ«su ariyasaccesuāIn the four noble truths. Per the final Saį¹yutta (SN 56.1).
ettha paƱƱindriyaį¹ daį¹į¹habbaį¹.
ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, paƱcindriyÄnÄ«āti. These are the five faculties.ā
Aį¹į¹hamaį¹.