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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 48.9 Linked Discourses 48.9
1. Suddhikavagga 1. Plain Version
Paį¹hamavibhaį¹
gasutta Analysis (1st)
āPaƱcimÄni, bhikkhave, indriyÄni. āMendicants, there are these five faculties. A similar analysis of the five powers is found at AN 5.14.
KatamÄni paƱca? What five?
Saddhindriyaį¹ ā¦peā¦ paƱƱindriyaį¹. The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, saddhindriyaį¹? And what is the faculty of faith?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako saddho hoti, saddahati tathÄgatassa bodhiį¹: Itās when a noble disciple has faith in the Realized Oneās awakening:
āitipi so bhagavÄ arahaį¹ sammÄsambuddho vijjÄcaraį¹asampanno sugato lokavidÅ« anuttaro purisadammasÄrathi satthÄ devamanussÄnaį¹ buddho bhagavÄātiāāThat Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.ā Here only faith in the Buddha is mentioned. But one who has faith in the Buddha has faith in his teachings, and in those who have realized his teachings. So while this seems like a narrower definition than the four factors of stream-entry mentioned in the previous Sutta, it is meant by way of example, not excluding other dimensions.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, saddhindriyaį¹. This is called the faculty of faith.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, vÄ«riyindriyaį¹? And what is the faculty of energy?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako ÄraddhavÄ«riyo viharati akusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ pahÄnÄya, kusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ upasampadÄya, thÄmavÄ daįø·haparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesuāItās when a noble disciple lives with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. Theyāre strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, vÄ«riyindriyaį¹. This is called the faculty of energy.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, satindriyaį¹? And what is the faculty of mindfulness?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako satimÄ hoti paramena satinepakkena samannÄgato cirakatampi cirabhÄsitampi saritÄ anussaritÄāItās when a noble disciple is mindful. They have utmost mindfulness and alertness, and can remember and recall what was said and done long ago. This agrees with the pre-Buddhist sense of sati (Sanskrit smį¹ti, smara), āto remember, keep in mindā (Rig Veda 7.104.07, 10.61.4, 10.106.9; Åatapatha BrÄhmaį¹a 13.8.1.2; Bį¹hadÄraį¹yaka Upaniį¹£ad 5.15.1; ChÄndogya Upaniį¹£ad 7.13ā14, 8.12.3; Kena Upaniį¹£ad 4.5). Åatapatha BrÄhmaį¹a 2.3.2.3ā4 speaks of one who performs the fire ritual while understanding, āIn me those gods resideā and thereby wins and traverses all the worlds (since the gods and their worlds (= heavens) exist inside them; see SN 2.26:5.2 and note there). When such a one leaves the ritual ground they continue to āattendā (upasthÄna = Pali upaį¹į¹hÄna) the sacred fire through remembering it (smara), and thus staying near it in their mind. āMemoryā is critical to the practice of ārememberingā scripture (ChÄndogya Upaniį¹£ad 6.7); a skilled reciter enters an uninterrupted flow state where the text is vividly present. In this sense, mindfulness can be understood as the element of continuity that knits consciousness together in a coherent stream. In meditation contexts this is reinforced by words such as āpresenceā (parimukhaį¹), āobservationā (anupassanÄ), and āclearly knowsā (pajÄnÄti). Thus when practicing āmindfulness of breathingā one pays continuous attention to the breaths, not āforgettingā what one is doing.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, satindriyaį¹. This is called the faculty of mindfulness.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, samÄdhindriyaį¹? And what is the faculty of immersion?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako vossaggÄrammaį¹aį¹ karitvÄ labhati samÄdhiį¹, labhati cittassa ekaggataį¹āItās when a noble disciple, relying on letting go, gains immersion, gains unification of mind. This phrase is only used in the context of the five faculties; for the powers, the jhÄna formula is used. A meditator who ālets goā their attachments to the sensory world with its desires and pleasures find the freedom of absorption.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, samÄdhindriyaį¹. This is called the faculty of immersion.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, paƱƱindriyaį¹? And what is the faculty of wisdom?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako paƱƱavÄ hoti udayatthagÄminiyÄ paƱƱÄya samannÄgato ariyÄya nibbedhikÄya, sammÄ dukkhakkhayagÄminiyÄāItās when a noble disciple is wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, paƱƱindriyaį¹. This is called the faculty of wisdom.
ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, paƱcindriyÄnÄ«āti. These are the five faculties.ā
Navamaį¹.