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Numbered Discourses 5.1 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.1

1. Powers of a Trainee – 1. Sekhabalavagga

AN 5.1 In Brief – Saṅkhittasutta

 

1.1

So I have heard.

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

1.2

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

1.3

There the Buddha addressed the bhikkhū,

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

1.4

“Bhikkhū!”

“bhikkhavo”ti.

1.5

“Venerable sir,” they replied.

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

1.6

The Buddha said this:

Bhagavā etadavoca:

2.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these five powers of a trainee.

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, sekhabalāni.

2.2

What five?

Katamāni pañca?

2.3

The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

Saddhābalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—

2.4

These are the five powers of a trainee.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhabalāni.

3.1

So you should train like this:

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

3.2

‘We will have the trainee’s powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.’

‘saddhābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, hirībalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, ottappabalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, vīriyabalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, paññābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalenā’ti.

3.3

That’s how you should train.”

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

3.4

That is what the Buddha said.

Idamavoca bhagavā.

3.5

Satisfied, the bhikkhū were happy with what the Buddha said.

Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

3.6

 

Paṭhamaṁ.