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Linked Discourses · SN 46.38

  • Linked Discourses 46.38Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.38
  • 4. Hindrances4. Nīvaraṇavagga

Without ObstaclesAnīvaraṇasutta

“Mendicants, sometimes a noble disciple pays attention, applies the mind, concentrates wholeheartedly, and actively listens to the teaching. At such a time the five hindrances are absent, and the seven awakening factors are fully developed.Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye ariyasāvako aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbaṁ cetaso samannāharitvā ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti, imassa pañca nīvaraṇā tasmiṁ samaye na honti. Satta bojjhaṅgā tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti.

What are the five hindrances that are absent?Katame pañca nīvaraṇā tasmiṁ samaye na honti? Sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt.Kāmacchandanīvaraṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye na hoti, byāpādanīvaraṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye na hoti, thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye na hoti, uddhaccakukkuccanīvaraṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye na hoti, vicikicchānīvaraṇaṁ tasmiṁ samaye na hoti. These are the five hindrances that are absent.Imassa pañca nīvaraṇā tasmiṁ samaye na honti.

And what are the seven awakening factors that are fully developed?Katame satta bojjhaṅgā tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti? The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.Satisambojjhaṅgo tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchati. These are the seven awakening factors that are fully developed.Ime satta bojjhaṅgā tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchanti. Sometimes a noble disciple pays attention, applies the mind, concentrates wholeheartedly, and actively listens to the teaching. At such a time the five hindrances are absent, and the seven awakening factors are fully developed.”Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye ariyasāvako aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbaṁ cetaso samannāharitvā ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti, imassa pañca nīvaraṇā tasmiṁ samaye na honti. Ime satta bojjhaṅgā tasmiṁ samaye bhāvanāpāripūriṁ gacchantī”ti.

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