Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN46: Connected Discourses on the Factors of Enlightenment

SN46:41 Discriminations

1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, whatever ascetics or brahmins in the past abandoned the three discriminations, [n.82] Tisso vidhā. See SN45.162. all did so because they had developed and cultivated the seven factors of enlightenment. Whatever ascetics or brahmins in the future will abandon the three discriminations, all will do so because they will have developed and cultivated the seven factors of enlightenment. Whatever ascetics or brahmins at present abandon the three discriminations, all do so because they have developed and cultivated the seven factors of enlightenment. What seven? The enlightenment factor of mindfulness … the enlightenment factor of equanimity. Whatever ascetics or brahmins in the past … in the future … at present abandon the three discriminations, all do so because they have developed and cultivated these seven factors of enlightenment." sn.v.99

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā tisso vidhā pajahiṁsu, sabbe te sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā tisso vidhā pajahissanti, sabbe te sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā tisso vidhā pajahanti, sabbe te sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā. Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ? Satisambojjhaṅgassa … pe … upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa. Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā tisso vidhā pajahiṁsu … pe … pajahissanti … pe … pajahanti, sabbe te imesaṁyeva sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā"ti.


Paṭhamaṁ.

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