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Linked Discourses · SN 48.22

  • Linked Discourses 48.22Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.22
  • 3. The Six Faculties3. Chaḷindriyavagga

The Life FacultyJīvitindriyasutta

“Mendicants, there are these three faculties.“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. What three?Katamāni tīṇi? The faculties of femininity, masculinity, and life.Itthindriyaṁ, purisindriyaṁ, jīvitindriyaṁ— These are the three faculties.”imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi indriyānī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 4.151 Faculties 0.75near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.151 16. Faculties Faculties “Mendicants, there are these four faculties. What four? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, and immersion. These are the four faculties.”…
  2. SN 48.25 Plain Version 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.25 3. The Six Faculties Plain Version “Mendicants, there are these six faculties. What six? The faculties of the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. These are the six faculties.”…
  3. SN 48.23 The Faculty of Enlightenment 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.23 3. The Six Faculties The Faculty of Enlightenment “Mendicants, there are these three faculties. What three? The faculty of understanding that enlightenment is imminent. The faculty of enlightenmen…
  4. SN 48.31 Plain Version 0.69near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.31 4. The Pleasure Faculty Plain Version “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of pleasure, pain, happiness, sadness, and equanimity. These are the five faculties.”…
  5. SN 48.24 A One-Seeder 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.24 3. The Six Faculties A One-Seeder “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. These are the five faculties. Someone…