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  • Linked Discourses 46.13Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.13
  • 2. Sick2. Gilānavagga

The Simile of the Sun (2nd)Dutiyasūriyūpamasutta

“Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise.“Sūriyassa, bhikkhave, udayato etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—aruṇuggaṁ; In the same way, for a mendicant rational application of mind is the forerunner and harbinger of the arising of the seven awakening factors.evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ uppādāya etaṁ pubbaṅgamaṁ etaṁ pubbanimittaṁ, yadidaṁ—yonisomanasikāro. A mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the seven awakening factors.Yonisomanasikārasampannassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—satta bojjhaṅge bhāvessati, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarissati.

And how does a mendicant with rational application of mind develop and cultivate the seven awakening factors?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno satta bojjhaṅge bhāveti, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaroti? It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe… and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. That’s how a mendicant with rational application of mind develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu yonisomanasikārasampanno satta bojjhaṅge bhāveti, satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkarotī”ti.

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  1. SN 46.12 The Simile of the Sun (1st) 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.12 2. Sick The Simile of the Sun (1st) “Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise. In the same way, for a mendicant good friendship is the forerunner and harbinger of the ar…
  2. SN 46.48 The Sun 0.77near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.48 5. A Wheel-Turning Monarch The Sun “Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise. In the same way, for a mendicant good friendship is the forerunner and harbinger of the ari…
  3. SN 45.55 Accomplishment in Rational Application of Mind (1st) 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.55 6. Abbreviated Texts on the Sun Accomplishment in Rational Application of Mind (1st) “Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise. In the same way accomplishment in rationa…
  4. SN 46.32 Skillful (2nd) 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.32 4. Hindrances Skillful (2nd) “Mendicants, whatever qualities are skillful, part of the skillful, on the side of the skillful, all of them are rooted in rational application of mind and meet at rat…
  5. SN 56.37 The Simile of the Sun (1st) 0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 56.37 4. In a Rosewood Forest The Simile of the Sun (1st) “Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise. In the same way, for a mendicant right view is the forerunner and harbinge…