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Balasutta

Five spiritual powers.

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

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.204Numbered Discourses 5.204
  • 0.221. Kimilavagga21. With Kimbila

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1.1“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.“Mendicants, there are these five powers.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Saddhābalaṁ, hiribalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—Faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca balānī”ti.These are the five powers.”

1.5Catutthaṁ.