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The Power of Reflection

Paṭisaṅkhānabalasutta

The powers of reflection, development, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.155Numbered Discourses 4.155
  • 0.216. Indriyavagga16. Faculties

0.3PaṭisaṅkhānabalasuttaThe Power of Reflection

1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.“Mendicants, there are these four powers.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Paṭisaṅkhānabalaṁ, bhāvanābalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgahabalaṁ—The powers of reflection, development, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balānī”ti.These are the four powers.”

1.5Pañcamaṁ.