1Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Angans, where there was a town of the Angans named Apaṇa. There the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta thus:

"Sāriputta, does the noble disciple who is completely dedicated to the Tathāgata and has full confidence in him entertain any perplexity or doubt about the Tathāgata or the Tathāgata's teaching?"

2"Venerable sir, the noble disciple who is completely dedicated to the Tathāgata and has full confidence in him does not entertain any perplexity or doubt about the Tathāgata or the Tathāgata's teaching. It is indeed to be expected, venerable sir, that a noble disciple who has faith will dwell with energy aroused for the abandoning of unwholesome states and the acquisition of wholesome states; that he will be strong, firm in exertion, not shirking the responsibility of cultivating wholesome states. That energy of his, venerable sir, is his faculty of energy.

3"It is indeed to be expected, venerable sir, that a noble disciple who has faith and whose energy is aroused will be mindful, possessing supreme mindfulness and discretion, one who remembers and recollects what was done and said long ago. That mindfulness of his, venerable sir, is his faculty of mindfulness.

4"It is indeed to be expected, venerable sir, that a noble disciple who has faith, whose energy is aroused, and whose mindfulness is established, will gain concentration, will gain one-pointedness of mind, having made release the object. That concentration of his, venerable sir, is his faculty of concentration.

5"It is indeed to be expected, venerable sir, that a noble disciple who has faith, whose energy is aroused, whose mindfulness is established, sn.v.226 and whose mind is concentrated, will understand thus: ‘This saṁsara is without discoverable beginning. A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on, hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving. But the remainderless fading away and cessation of ignorance, the mass of darkness: this is the peaceful state, this is the sublime state, that is, the stilling of all formations, the relinquishment of all acquisitions, the destruction of craving, dispassion, cessation, Nibbāna.’ That wisdom of his, venerable sir, is his faculty of wisdom.

6"And, venerable sir, when he has again and again strived in such a way, again and again recollected in such a way, again and again concentrated his mind in such a way, again and again understood with wisdom in such a way, that noble disciple gains complete faith thus: ‘As to these things that previously I had only heard about, now I dwell having contacted them with the body and, having pierced them through with wisdom, I see.’ That faith of his, venerable sir, is his faculty of faith." [n.234] Spk calls this "reviewing faith" (paccavekkhaṇasaddhā). Since the disciple has "pierced with wisdom" the things "previously heard," the precise role of faith here is unclear.

7"Good, good, Sāriputta! Sāriputta, the noble disciple who is completely dedicated to the Tathāgata and has full confidence in him does not entertain any perplexity or doubt about the Tathāgata or the Tathāgata's teaching."

The Buddha then repeats verbatim Sāriputta's entire statement regarding the noble disciple's faculties. sn.v.227

1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—​ ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā aṅgesu vihārati āpaṇaṁ nāma aṅgānaṁ nigamo. Tatra kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:

"yo so, sāriputta, ariyasāvako tathāgate ekantagato abhippasanno, na so tathāgate vā tathāgatāsāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā"ti?

2"Yo so, bhante, ariyasāvako tathāgate ekantagato abhippasanno, na so tathāgate vā tathāgatāsāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā. Saddhassa hi, bhante, ariyasāvakassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ āraddhavīriyo viharissati – akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu. Yaṁ hissa, bhante, vīriyaṁ tadassa vīriyindriyaṁ.

3Saddhassa hi, bhante, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ satimā bhavissati, paramena satinepakkena samannāgato, cirakatampi cirabhāsitampi saritā anussaritā. Yā hissa, bhante, sati tadassa satindriyaṁ.

4Saddhassa hi, bhante, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhissati samādhiṁ, labhissati cittassa ekaggataṁ. Yo hissa, bhante, samādhi tadassa samādhindriyaṁ.

5Saddhassa hi, bhante, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino samāhitacittassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ evaṁ pajānissati – anamataggo kho saṁsāro. Pubbakoṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṁ sattānaṁ taṇhāsaṁyojanānaṁ sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ. Avijjāya tveva tamokāyassa asesavirāganirodho santametaṁ padaṁ paṇītametaṁ padaṁ, yadidaṁ – sabbasaṅkhārasamatho sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo taṇhākkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbānaṁ. Yā hissa, bhante, paññā tadassa paññindriyaṁ.

6Saddho so, bhante, ariyasāvako evaṁ padahitvā padahitvā evaṁ saritvā saritvā evaṁ samādahitvā samādahitvā evaṁ pajānitvā pajānitvā evaṁ abhisaddahati: ‘ime kho te dhammā ye me pubbe sutavā ahesuṁ. Tenāhaṁ etarahi kāyena ca phusitvā viharāmi, paññāya ca ativijjha passāmī’ti. Yā hissa, bhante, saddhā tadassa saddhindriyan"ti.

7"Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. Yo so, sāriputta, ariyasāvako tathāgate ekantagato abhippasanno, na so tathāgate vā tathāgatāsāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā. Saddhassa hi, sāriputta, ariyasāvakassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ āraddhavīriyo viharissati – akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu. Yaṁ hissa, sāriputta, vīriyaṁ tadassa vīriyindriyaṁ.

8Saddhassa hi, sāriputta, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ satimā bhavissati, paramena satinepakkena samannāgato, cirakatampi cirabhāsitampi saritā anussaritā. Yā hissa, sāriputta, sati tadassa satindriyaṁ.

9Saddhassa hi, sāriputta, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ vossaggārammaṇaṁ karitvā labhissati samādhiṁ, labhissati cittassa ekaggataṁ. Yo hissa, sāriputta, samādhi tadassa samādhindriyaṁ.

10Saddhassa hi, sāriputta, ariyasāvakassa āraddhavīriyassa upaṭṭhitassatino samāhitacittassa etaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ yaṁ evaṁ pajānissati – anamataggo kho saṁsāro. Pubbakoṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṁ sattānaṁ taṇhāsaṁyojanānaṁ sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ. Avijjāya tveva tamokāyassa asesavirāganirodho santametaṁ padaṁ paṇītametaṁ padaṁ, yadidaṁ – sabbasaṅkhārasamatho sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo taṇhākkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbānaṁ. Yā hissa, sāriputta, paññā tadassa paññindriyaṁ.

11Saddho so, sāriputta, ariyasāvako evaṁ padahitvā padahitvā evaṁ saritvā saritvā evaṁ samādahitvā samādahitvā evaṁ pajānitvā pajānitvā evaṁ abhisaddahati: ‘ime kho te dhammā ye me pubbe sutavā ahesuṁ. Tenāhaṁ etarahi kāyena ca phusitvā viharāmi, paññāya ca ativijjha passāmī’ti. Yā hissa, sāriputta, saddhā tadassa saddhindriyan"ti.

Dasamaṁ.
Jarāvaggo pañcamo.