Should Be Seen

“Mendicants, there are these five faculties.*This discourse offers brief expansions of each of the five faculties in terms of standard doctrinal groups of four. This complements the definitions in the next discourses. | The same analysis is applied to the five powers at AN 5.15.What five?The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulnesssatiAtención plena, memoria, poderes de referencia y retención. En algunos contextos, la palabra sati cuando se usa sola cubre también la alerta (sampajañña).Ver en el glosario, immersion, and wisdom.

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. Katamāni pañca? Saddhindriyaṁ …pe… paññindriyaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are these five faculties.*This discourse offers brief expansions of each of the five faculties in terms of standard doctrinal groups of four. This complements the definitions in the next discourses. | The same analysis is applied to the five powers at AN 5.15.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.Saddhindriyaṁ …pe… paññindriyaṁ.

And where should the faculty of faith be seen?In the four factors of stream-entry.*Faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, and unshakeable ethics (SN 12.41, SN 55.1). | By this means “ethics” are included in the faculties although not explicitly mentioned. We have noted the same thing for the awakening factors (SN 46.1) and mindfulness meditations (SN 47.3).

Kattha ca, bhikkhave, saddhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? Catūsu sotāpattiyaṅgesu—ettha saddhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of faith be seen?Kattha ca, bhikkhave, saddhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? In the four factors of stream-entry.*Faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, and unshakeable ethics (SN 12.41, SN 55.1). | By this means “ethics” are included in the faculties although not explicitly mentioned. We have noted the same thing for the awakening factors (SN 46.1) and mindfulness meditations (SN 47.3).Catūsu sotāpattiyaṅgesu—ettha saddhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of energy be seen?In the four right efforts.*Per the next Saṁyutta (SN 49.1).

Kattha ca, bhikkhave, vīriyindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? Catūsu sammappadhānesu—ettha vīriyindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of energy be seen?Kattha ca, bhikkhave, vīriyindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? In the four right efforts.*Per the next Saṁyutta (SN 49.1).Catūsu sammappadhānesu—ettha vīriyindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of mindfulness be seen?In the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.*Per the previous Saṁyutta (SN 47.1).

Kattha ca, bhikkhave, satindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? Catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu—ettha satindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of mindfulness be seen?Kattha ca, bhikkhave, satindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? In the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.*Per the previous Saṁyutta (SN 47.1).Catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu—ettha satindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of immersion be seen?In the four absorptions.*As usual, samādhi (“immersion”) is defined in terms of jhāna (“absorption”; see SN 53.1–12).

Kattha ca, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? Catūsu jhānesu—ettha samādhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of immersion be seen?Kattha ca, bhikkhave, samādhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? In the four absorptions.*As usual, samādhi (“immersion”) is defined in terms of jhāna (“absorption”; see SN 53.1–12).Catūsu jhānesu—ettha samādhindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of wisdom be seen?In the four noble truths.*Per the final Saṁyutta (SN 56.1).

Kattha ca, bhikkhave, paññindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? Catūsu ariyasaccesu—ettha paññindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.

And where should the faculty of wisdom be seen?Kattha ca, bhikkhave, paññindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ? In the four noble truths.*Per the final Saṁyutta (SN 56.1).Catūsu ariyasaccesu—ettha paññindriyaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ.