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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.53

  • Numbered Discourses 5.53Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.53
  • 6. Hindrances6. Nīvaraṇavagga

Factors That Support MeditationPadhāniyaṅgasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five factors that support meditation.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, padhāniyaṅgāni. What five?Katamāni pañca?

It’s when a mendicant has faith in the Realized One’s awakening:Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṁ: ‘That 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.’‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

They are rarely ill or unwell.Appābādho hoti appātaṅko; Their stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation.samavepākiniyā gahaṇiyā samannāgato nātisītāya nāccuṇhāya majjhimāya padhānakkhamāya;

They’re not devious or deceitful.asaṭho hoti amāyāvī; They reveal themselves honestly to the Teacher or sensible spiritual companions.yathābhūtaṁ attānaṁ āvikattā satthari vā viññūsu vā sabrahmacārīsu;

They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;

They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

These are the five factors that support meditation.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca padhāniyaṅgānī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  4. AN 9.64 Hindrances 0.59near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.64 7. Mindfulness Meditation Hindrances “Mendicants, there are these five hindrances. What five? Sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt. These are the…
  5. MN 90 At Kaṇṇakatthala 0.58near 0.1They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. These are the five factors that support meditation. There are these four classes:…