0.3SaṅkhittabalasuttaPowers in Brief
1.1PTS 4.3Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme …pe…At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. …1.3sattimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.“Mendicants, there are these seven powers.1.4Katamāni satta?What seven?1.5Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.1.6Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta balānīti.These are the seven powers.
2.1Saddhābalaṁ vīriyañca,The powers are faith and energy,2.2hirī ottappiyaṁ balaṁ;conscience and prudence,2.3Satibalaṁ samādhi ca,mindfulness and immersion,2.4paññā ve sattamaṁ balaṁ;and wisdom as the seventh power.2.5Etehi balavā bhikkhu,Empowered by these,2.6sukhaṁ jīvati paṇḍito.an astute mendicant lives happily.
3.1Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,They should examine the teaching rationally,3.2paññāyatthaṁ vipassati;discerning the meaning with wisdom.3.3Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ,The liberation of their heart3.4vimokkho hoti cetaso”ti.is like a lamp going out.”
3.5Tatiyaṁ.