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Balasutta

Four spiritual powers.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.261Numbered Discourses 4.261
  • 0.226. Abhiññāvagga26. Insight

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1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.“Mendicants, there are these four powers.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?1.3Vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—The powers of energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.1.4Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balānī”ti.These are the four powers.”

1.5Aṭṭhamaṁ.