1.1“Nibbedhabhāgiyaṁ vo, bhikkhave, maggaṁ desessāmi;“Mendicants, I will teach you a path that helps penetration.1.2taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.3Katamo ca, bhikkhave, nibbedhabhāgiyo maggo?And what is the path that helps penetration?1.4Yadidaṁ—1.5satta bojjhaṅgā.It is the seven awakening factors.1.6Katame satta?What seven?1.7Satisambojjhaṅgo …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo”ti.The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.”1.8Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā udāyī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When he said this, Udāyī said to him:

1.9“kathaṁ bhāvitā nu kho, bhante, satta bojjhaṅgā kathaṁ bahulīkatā nibbedhāya saṁvattantī”ti?“Sir, how are the seven awakening factors developed and cultivated so as to lead to penetration?”

2.1PTS 5.88“Idha, udāyi, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ vipulaṁ mahaggataṁ appamāṇaṁ abyāpajjaṁ.“Udāyī, it’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factor of mindfulness, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go. And it is abundant, expansive, limitless, and free of ill will.2.2So satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāvitena cittena anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ lobhakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti;With a mind that has developed the awakening factor of mindfulness, they penetrate and shatter the mass of greed,2.3anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ dosakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti;the mass of hate,2.4anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ mohakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti …pe…and the mass of delusion for the first time. …

2.5upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ vipulaṁ mahaggataṁ appamāṇaṁ abyāpajjaṁ.A mendicant develops the awakening factor of equanimity, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go. And it is abundant, expansive, limitless, and free of ill will.2.6So upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāvitena cittena anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ lobhakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti;With a mind that has developed the awakening factor of equanimity, they penetrate and shatter the mass of greed,2.7anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ dosakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti;the mass of hate,2.8anibbiddhapubbaṁ appadālitapubbaṁ mohakkhandhaṁ nibbijjhati padāleti.and the mass of delusion for the first time.

2.9Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, udāyi, satta bojjhaṅgā evaṁ bahulīkatā nibbedhāya saṁvattantī”ti.This is how are the seven awakening factors are developed and cultivated so as to lead to penetration.”

2.10Aṭṭhamaṁ.