- Linked Discourses 48.47 Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.47
- 5. Old Age 5. Jarāvagga
At the Eastern Monastery (3rd) Tatiyapubbārāmasutta
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 four faculties so that they can declare enlightenment. “catunnaṁ kho, bhikkhave, indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā khīṇāsavo bhikkhu aññaṁ byākaroti: ‘khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāmīti. What four? Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? The faculties of energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. Vīriyindriyassa, satindriyassa, samādhindriyassa, paññindriyassa—
These are the four faculties that a mendicant must develop and cultivate so that they can declare enlightenment: Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ 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.
Sattamaṁ.