7: The Book of the Sevens
3. Powers in Brief
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
1"Bhikkhus, there are these seven powers. What seven? The power of faith, the power of energy, the power of moral shame, the power of moral dread, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, and the power of wisdom. These are the seven powers."
2The power of faith, the power of energy,
the powers of moral shame and moral dread;
the powers of mindfulness and concentration,
and wisdom, the seventh power;
a powerful bhikkhu possessing these
is wise and lives happily.
3He should carefully examine the Dhamma
and deeply see the meaning with wisdom.
Like the extinguishing of a lamp
is the emancipation of the mind.
1Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme … pe … sattimāni, bhikkhave, balāni. Katamāni satta? Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, satta balānīti.
2Saddhābalaṁ vīriyañca,
hirī ottappiyaṁ balaṁ;
Satibalaṁ samādhi ca,
paññā ve sattamaṁ balaṁ;
Etehi balavā bhikkhu,
sukhaṁ jīvati paṇḍito.
3Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,
paññāyatthaṁ vipassati;
Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ,
vimokkho hoti cetaso"ti.
Tatiyaṁ.
