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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.16

  • Numbered Discourses 5.16Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.16
  • 2. Powers2. Balavagga

The Peak, AgainPunakūṭasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five powers.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, balāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ— These are the five powers.imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca balāni. Of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ balānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ. It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ kūṭaṁ. In the same way, of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.”Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ balānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalan”ti.

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  4. AN 5.204 Powers 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.204 21. With Kimbila Powers “Mendicants, there are these five powers. What five? Faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom. These are the five powers.”…
  5. AN 4.153 The Power of Wisdom 0.58near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.153 16. Faculties The Power of Wisdom “Mendicants, there are these four powers. What four? The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. These are the four powers.”…