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Linked Discourses · SN 48.48

  • Linked Discourses 48.48Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.48
  • 5. Old Age5. Jarāvagga

At the Eastern Monastery (4th)Catutthapubbārāmasutta

The same setting.Taṁyeva nidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, how many faculties must a mendicant develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment:“Katinaṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘I understand: “Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place”’?”‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti?

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…

“A mendicant must develop and cultivate five faculties so that they can declare enlightenment.“pañcannaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: What five?Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.Saddhindriyassa, vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa, paññindriyassa—

These are the five faculties that a mendicant must develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment:Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘I understand: “Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.”’”‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 48.47 At the Eastern Monastery (3rd) 0.95near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.47 5. Old Age At the Eastern Monastery (3rd) The same setting. “Mendicants, how many faculties must a mendicant develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment: ‘I understand: “Rebirth i…
  2. SN 48.46 At the Eastern Monastery (2nd) 0.89near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.46 5. Old Age At the Eastern Monastery (2nd) The same setting. “Mendicants, how many faculties must a mendicant develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment: ‘I understand: “Rebirth i…
  3. SN 48.45 At the Eastern Monastery (1st) 0.82near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.45 5. Old Age At the Eastern Monastery (1st) So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery. There the Buddha add…
  4. SN 48.65 Two Fruits 0.55near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.65 7. On the Side of Awakening Two Fruits “Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. These are the five faculties. Bec…