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Linked Discourses · SN 48.23

  • Linked Discourses 48.23Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.23
  • 3. The Six Faculties3. Chaḷindriyavagga

The Faculty of EnlightenmentAññindriyasutta

“Mendicants, there are these three faculties.“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. What three?Katamāni tīṇi? The faculty of understanding that enlightenment is imminent. The faculty of enlightenment. The faculty of one who is enlightened.Anaññātaññassāmītindriyaṁ, aññindriyaṁ, aññātāvindriyaṁ— These are the three faculties.”imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi indriyānī”ti.

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  5. Iti 62 Faculties 0.63near 0.1So It Was Said 62 The Book of the Threes Chapter Two Faculties This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard. “Mendicants, there are these three faculties. What three? The faculty of understanding…