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AN 4.153PTS AN 2.142Paññābala1 min read

The Power of Wisdom

Paññābalasutta

The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.153Numbered Discourses 4.153
  • 0.216. Indriyavagga16. Faculties

0.3PaññābalasuttaThe Power of Wisdom

1.1PTS 2.142“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.“Mendicants, there are these four powers.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgahabalaṁ—The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balānī”ti.These are the four powers.”

1.5Tatiyaṁ.