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Vitthatabalasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 7।4

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.4

Numbered Discourses 7.4
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1। धनवग्गdha·na·vag·ga

1. Dhanavagga

1. Wealth
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वित्थतबलसुत्तvit·tha·ta·ba·la·sut·ta

Vitthatabalasutta

Powers in Detail
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“सत्तिमानि,sat·ti·mā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बलानि।ba·lā·ni

“Sattimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.

“Mendicants, there are these seven powers.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni सत्त?sat·ta

Katamāni satta?

What seven?
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सद्धाबलं,sad·dhā·ba·laṃ वीरियबलं,vī·ri·ya·ba·laṃ हिरीबलं,hi·rī·ba·laṃ ओत्तप्पबलं,ot·tap·pa·ba·laṃ सतिबलं,sa·ti·ba·laṃ समाधिबलं,sa·mā·dhi·ba·laṃ पञ्ञाबलं।pañ·ñā·ba·laṃ

Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.

The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सद्धाबलं?sad·dhā·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, saddhābalaṁ?

And what is the power of faith?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko सद्धोsad·dho होति,ho·ti सद्दहतिsad·da·ha·ti तथागतस्सta·thā·ga·tas·sa बोधिं:bo·dhiṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako saddho hoti, saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṁ:

It’s when a noble disciple has faith in the Realized One’s awakening:
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‘इतिपिi·ti·pi सोso भगवाbha·ga·vā अरहंa·ra·haṃ सम्मासम्बुद्धोsam·mā·sam·bud·dho …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवा’ति।bha·ga·vā

‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सद्धाबलं।sad·dhā·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saddhābalaṁ.

This is called the power of faith.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वीरियबलं?vī·ri·ya·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ?

And what is the power of energy?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko आरद्धवीरियोā·rad·dha·vī·ri·yo विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti अकुसलानंa·ku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ पहानाय,pa·hā·nā·ya कुसलानंku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ उपसम्पदाय,u·pa·sam·pa·dā·ya थामवाthā·ma·vā दळ्हपरक्कमोda·ḷha·pa·rak·ka·mo अनिक्खित्तधुरोa·nik·khit·ta·dhu·ro कुसलेसुku·sa·le·su धम्मेसु।dham·me·su

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu.

It’s when a noble disciple lives with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वीरियबलं।vī·ri·ya·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ.

This is called the power of energy.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हिरीबलं?hi·rī·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, hirībalaṁ?

And what is the power of conscience?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko हिरीमाhi·rī·mā होति,ho·ti हिरीयतिhi·rī·ya·ti कायदुच्चरितेनkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·te·na वचीदुच्चरितेनva·cī·duc·ca·ri·te·na मनोदुच्चरितेन,ma·no·duc·ca·ri·te·na हिरीयतिhi·rī·ya·ti पापकानंpā·pa·kā·naṃ अकुसलानंa·ku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ समापत्तिया।sa·mā·pat·ti·yā

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako hirīmā hoti, hirīyati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, hirīyati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.

It’s when a noble disciple has a conscience. They’re conscientious about bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and conscientious about acquiring any bad, unskillful qualities.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हिरीबलं।hi·rī·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, hirībalaṁ.

This is called the power of conscience.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ओत्तप्पबलं?ot·tap·pa·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, ottappabalaṁ?

And what is the power of prudence?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko ओत्तप्पीot·tap·pī होति,ho·ti ओत्तप्पतिot·tap·pa·ti कायदुच्चरितेनkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·te·na वचीदुच्चरितेनva·cī·duc·ca·ri·te·na मनोदुच्चरितेन,ma·no·duc·ca·ri·te·na ओत्तप्पतिot·tap·pa·ti पापकानंpā·pa·kā·naṃ अकुसलानंa·ku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ समापत्तिया।sa·mā·pat·ti·yā

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ottappī hoti, ottappati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, ottappati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.

It’s when a noble disciple is prudent. They’re prudent when it comes to bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and prudent when it comes to the acquiring of any bad, unskillful qualities.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ओत्तप्पबलं।ot·tap·pa·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ottappabalaṁ.

This is called the power of prudence.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सतिबलं?sa·ti·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, satibalaṁ?

And what is the power of mindfulness?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko सतिमाsa·ti·mā होतिho·ti परमेनpa·ra·me·na सतिनेपक्केनsa·ti·ne·pak·ke·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to चिरकतम्पिci·ra·ka·tam·pi चिरभासितम्पिci·ra·bhā·si·tam·pi सरिताsa·ri·tā अनुस्सरिता।a·nus·sa·ri·tā

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako satimā hoti paramena satinepakkena samannāgato cirakatampi cirabhāsitampi saritā anussaritā.

It’s when a noble disciple is mindful. They have utmost mindfulness and alertness, and can remember and recall what was said and done long ago.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सतिबलं।sa·ti·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, satibalaṁ.

This is called the power of mindfulness.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समाधिबलं?sa·mā·dhi·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, samādhibalaṁ?

And what is the power of immersion?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko विविच्चेवvi·vic·ce·va कामेहिkā·me·hi

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako vivicceva kāmehi

It’s when a noble disciple, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. …
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…पे…pe

…pe…

(Pāli only)
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चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ झानंjhā·naṃ उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.

With the giving up of pleasure and pain and the disappearance of former happiness and sadness, they enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समाधिबलं।sa·mā·dhi·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, samādhibalaṁ.

This is called the power of immersion.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्ञाबलं?pañ·ñā·ba·laṃ

Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ?

And what is the power of wisdom?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā होतिho·ti उदयत्थगामिनियाu·da·yat·tha·gā·mi·ni·yā पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to अरियायa·ri·yā·ya निब्बेधिकायnib·be·dhi·kā·ya सम्माsam·mā दुक्खक्खयगामिनिया।duk·khak·kha·ya·gā·mi·ni·yā

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

It’s when a noble disciple is wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्ञाबलं।pañ·ñā·ba·laṃ

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ.

This is called the power of wisdom.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्तsat·ta बलानीति।ba·lā·nī·ti

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta balānīti.

These are the seven powers.
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सद्धाबलंsad·dhā·ba·laṃ वीरियञ्च,vī·ri·yañ·ca

Saddhābalaṁ vīriyañca,

The powers are faith and energy,
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हिरीhi·rī ओत्तप्पियंot·tap·pi·yaṃ बलं;ba·laṃ

hirī ottappiyaṁ balaṁ;

conscience and prudence,
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सतिबलंsa·ti·ba·laṃ समाधिsa·mā·dhi च,ca

Satibalaṁ samādhi ca,

mindfulness and immersion,
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā वेve सत्तमंsat·ta·maṃ बलं;ba·laṃ

paññā ve sattamaṁ balaṁ;

and wisdom as the seventh power.
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एतेहिe·te·hi बलवाba·la·vā भिक्खु,bhik·khu

Etehi balavā bhikkhu,

Empowered by these,
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सुखंsu·khaṃ जीवतिjī·va·ti पण्डितो।paṇ·ḍi·to

sukhaṁ jīvati paṇḍito.

an astute mendicant lives happily.
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योनिसोyo·ni·so विचिनेvi·ci·ne धम्मं,dham·maṃ

Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,

They should examine the teaching rationally,
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पञ्ञायत्थंpañ·ñā·yat·thaṃ विपस्सति;vi·pas·sa·ti

paññāyatthaṁ vipassati;

discerning the meaning with wisdom.
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पज्जोतस्सेवpaj·jo·tas·se·va निब्बानं,nib·bā·naṃ

Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ,

The liberation of their heart
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विमोक्खोvi·mok·kho होतिho·ti चेतसो”ति।ce·ta·so

vimokkho hoti cetaso”ti.

is like a lamp going out.”
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

Catutthaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.