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SN 46.45PTS SN 5.1001 min read

Wise

Paññavantasutta

A wise person has developed the awakening factors.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.45Linked Discourses 46.45
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0.3PaññavantasuttaWise

1.1“‘Paññavā aneḷamūgo, paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti, bhante, vuccati.“Sir, they speak of a one ‘wise and clever’.1.2Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccatī”ti?How is a person who is wise and clever defined?”

1.3“Sattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccati.“Mendicant, they’re called wise and clever because they’ve developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.1.4Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ?What seven?1.5Satisambojjhaṅgassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa—The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.1.6imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccatī”ti.They’re called wise and clever because they’ve developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”

1.7Pañcamaṁ.