- Linked Discourses 48.48 Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.48
- 5. Old Age 5. Jarāvagga
At the Eastern Monastery (4th) Catutthapubbārāmasutta
The same setting. Taṁyeva nidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, how many faculties must a mendicant develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment: “Katinaṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘I understand: “Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place”’?” ‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti?
“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …” “Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…
“A mendicant must develop and cultivate five faculties so that they can declare enlightenment. “pañcannaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmīti. What five? Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. Saddhindriyassa, vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa, paññindriyassa—
These are the five faculties that a mendicant must develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment: Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘I understand: “Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place”’.” ‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmī”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.