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Jarādhammasutta
SN 48.41
Old Age
When Ānanda sees the Buddha’s sense faculties fading, the Buddha speaks on the decrepitude of old age, including verses.
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Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta
SN 48.42
The Brahmin Uṇṇābha
The brahmin Uṇṇābha points out that the five physical sense faculties do not share a common domain, so where do they come together? In the mind. Uṇṇābha pursues the teaching all the way to Nibbāna.
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Sāketasutta
SN 48.43
At Sāketa
The Buddha discusses the five faculties and the five powers. They are like a river that flows around a central island. From one point of view they can be considered different, but from another they are just the same stream.
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Pubbakoṭṭhakasutta
SN 48.44
At the Eastern Gate
Sāriputta does not rely on faith in saying that the five faculties lead to the deathless, for he has seen this for himself.
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Paṭhamapubbārāmasutta
SN 48.45
At the Eastern Monastery (1st)
Having developed wisdom a mendicant may declare their awakening, as wisdom fulfills the other faculties.
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Dutiyapubbārāmasutta
SN 48.46
At the Eastern Monastery (2nd)
Having developed wisdom and immersion a mendicant may declare their awakening.
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Tatiyapubbārāmasutta
SN 48.47
At the Eastern Monastery (3rd)
Having developed energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom a mendicant may declare their awakening.
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Catutthapubbārāmasutta
SN 48.48
At the Eastern Monastery (4th)
Having developed faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom a mendicant may declare their awakening.
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Piṇḍolabhāradvājasutta
SN 48.49
About Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer
Having developed mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom the mendicant Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja declared his awakening.
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Āpaṇasutta
SN 48.50
At Āpaṇa
The Buddha asks Sāriputta whether a noble disciple doubts the Buddha. Not only does he have faith, replies Sāriputta, but the other faculties each come to be developed in turn.
