4: The Book of the Fours
151. Faculties
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
1"Bhikkhus, there are these four faculties. What four? The faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, and the faculty of concentration. These are the four faculties." [n.837] The usual list of faculties (indriya) and powers (bala) is fivefold, with wisdom (paññā) as the fifth. For definitions of the five faculties, see SN 48:9 –10. For the five powers, see AN5.14.
