Peak

Aṅguttara Nikāya

2. Balavagga

Kūṭasutta

Numbered Discourses

2. The Chapter on Powers

Peak

Aṅguttara Nikāya

2. Balavagga

Kūṭasutta

Peak

Of the five powers, wisdom is chief.

Ruta suttaAN 5.12Sutta Piṭaka › Aṅguttara Nikāya › 5. Pañcakanipāta › 1. Paṭhamapaṇṇāsaka › 2. Balavagga › Kūṭasutta

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“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a trainee.What five?The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.These are the five powers of a trainee.Of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, sekhabalāni. Katamāni pañca? Saddhābalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhabalāni. Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a trainee.

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, sekhabalāni.

What five?

Katamāni pañca?

The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.

Saddhābalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—

These are the five powers of a trainee.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhabalāni.

Of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a trainee.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, sekhabalāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.Saddhābalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—These are the five powers of a trainee.imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhabalāni. Of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.In the same way, of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ kūṭaṁ. Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ kūṭaṁ.

In the same way, of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ kūṭaṁ. In the same way, of these five powers of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ sekhabalānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

So you should train like this:‘We will have the trainee’s powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.’That’s how you should train.”

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘saddhābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, hirībalena … ottappabalena … vīriyabalena … paññābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalenā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

So you should train like this:

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

‘We will have the trainee’s powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.’

‘saddhābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, hirībalena … ottappabalena … vīriyabalena … paññābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalenā’ti.

That’s how you should train.”

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

So you should train like this:Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘We will have the trainee’s powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.’‘saddhābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, hirībalena … ottappabalena … vīriyabalena … paññābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalenā’ti. That’s how you should train.”Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.