At Sālā

So I have heard.At one time the BuddhaBuddhaEl nombre dado a quien redescubre por sí mismo el sendero liberador del Dhamma, tras un largo período de haber sido olvidado por el mundo. Según la tradición, una larga línea de Buddhas se extiende hasta el pasado distante. El Buddha más reciente nació como Siddhattha Gotama en la India alrededor del año 500 a.e.c. Un joven bien educado y acomodado, renunció a su familia y su herencia principesca en la flor de la vida para buscar la verdadera libertad y el fin del sufrimiento (dukkha). Después de siete años de austeridades en el bosque, redescubrió el «camino medio» y alcanzó su meta, convirtiéndose en el Buddha.Ver en el glosario was staying in the land of the Kosalans near the brahmin village of Sālā.There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:“Mendicants, the lion, king of beasts, is said to be the best of animals in terms of strength, speed, and courage.In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.*The five faculties are “qualities on the side of awakening” (bodhipakkhiyā dhammā) because they lead to awakening (SN 48.51:2.6). This term is used repeatedly in this Saṁyutta in this sense. Outside of this context, it is used occasionally in the general sense of meditative development, without further specification (AN 5.56:3.1). In three instances it is extended to “seven” such qualities (DN 27:30.5, Iti 82:3.1, Iti 97:4.2), which the commentary identifies with the seven sets of dhammas totaling 37 (rather than the seven awakening factors alone). We also find the synonymous phrase sambodhipakkhika at AN 9.1. At Thag 16.9:9.2 we find qualities that are “skillful, on the side of awakening” (kusalā bodhipakkhikā), cementing the connection with the expressions “on the side of the skillful” or “on the side of the unskillful” (SN 46.31:1.1, MN 117:36.1, AN 1.56:1.1). The qualities “on the side of awakening” oppose those “on the side of Māra” (Thag 4.4:1.2).

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu viharati sālāya brāhmaṇagāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci tiracchānagatā pāṇā, sīho migarājā tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—thāmena javena sūrena; *sūrena → sūriyena (bj, sya-all, km)evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāya.

So I have heard.Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Kosalans near the brahmin village of Sālā.ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu viharati sālāya brāhmaṇagāme. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants, the lion, king of beasts, is said to be the best of animals in terms of strength, speed, and courage.“seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci tiracchānagatā pāṇā, sīho migarājā tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—thāmena javena sūrena; *sūrena → sūriyena (bj, sya-all, km)In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.*The five faculties are “qualities on the side of awakening” (bodhipakkhiyā dhammā) because they lead to awakening (SN 48.51:2.6). This term is used repeatedly in this Saṁyutta in this sense. Outside of this context, it is used occasionally in the general sense of meditative development, without further specification (AN 5.56:3.1). In three instances it is extended to “seven” such qualities (DN 27:30.5, Iti 82:3.1, Iti 97:4.2), which the commentary identifies with the seven sets of dhammas totaling 37 (rather than the seven awakening factors alone). We also find the synonymous phrase sambodhipakkhika at AN 9.1. At Thag 16.9:9.2 we find qualities that are “skillful, on the side of awakening” (kusalā bodhipakkhikā), cementing the connection with the expressions “on the side of the skillful” or “on the side of the unskillful” (SN 46.31:1.1, MN 117:36.1, AN 1.56:1.1). The qualities “on the side of awakening” oppose those “on the side of Māra” (Thag 4.4:1.2).evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāya.

And what are the qualities on the side of awakening?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 are qualities on the side of awakening, in that they lead to becoming awakened.The lion, king of beasts, is said to be the best of animals in terms of strength, speed, and courage.In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.”

Katame ca, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyā dhammā? Saddhindriyaṁ, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; vīriyindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; satindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; samādhindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; paññindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci tiracchānagatā pāṇā, sīho migarājā tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—thāmena javena sūrena; evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāyā”ti.

And what are the qualities on the side of awakening?Katame ca, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyā dhammā? The faculties of faith,Saddhindriyaṁ, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; energy,vīriyindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; mindfulness,satindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; immersion,samādhindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati; and wisdom are qualities on the side of awakening, in that they lead to becoming awakened.paññindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati. The lion, king of beasts, is said to be the best of animals in terms of strength, speed, and courage.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci tiracchānagatā pāṇā, sīho migarājā tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—thāmena javena sūrena; In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.”evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paññindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāyā”ti.