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Samyutta Nikaya:5.Mahavagga-The Great Book[]
Chapter 6 : Connected Discourses on the Powers (Balasamyutta) {Samyutta-50}[]
(i) Ganges Repetition Series (Gangapeyyalavaggo)[]
705-716. Powers, Etc. (Baladi)[]
"Bhikkhus(monks), there are these five powers. What five? The power of faith(saddha sans. shraddha), the power of energetic-strength(viriya), the power of meditation(sati), the power of samadhi(trance)state, the power of illuminated-insight(panna). These are the five powers.
"Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the east, so too a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the five powers slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana.
"And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu develop and cultivate the five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu develops the power of faith, which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation(nirodha), maturing in release(mokkha/moksha). He develops the power of energetic-strength(viriya) ... the power of meditation ... the power of samadhi(trance)state ... the power of illuminated-insight(panna), which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release(mokkha/moksha).
"It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu develops and cultivates the five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana."
(The remaining suttas of this vagga are to be similarly elaborated parallel to previous 92-102.)
Six about slanting to the east
And six about slanting to the ocean.
These two sixes make up twelve,
Thus the subchapter is recited.
(ii) Alertfulness Section (Appamadavaggo sans. Apramad-varg)[]
717- 726. The Tathagata, Etc.[]
(To be elaborated by way of the powers parallel to previous 139-148.)
Tathagata, footprint, roof peak.
Roots, heartwood, jasmine.
Monarch, the moon and sun.
Together with the cloth as tenth.
(iii) Strenuous Deeds (Balakaraniyavaggo)[]
727-738. Strenuous, Etc.[]
(To be elaborated parallel to previous 149-160.)
Strenuous, seeds, and nagas.
The tree, the pot, the spike,
The sky, and two on clouds.
The ship, guest house, and river.
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739-748 Searches, Etc.[]
(To be elaborated parallel to previous 161-170.)
Searches, discriminations, defilements.
Kinds of existence(bhavo), threefold suffering.
Barrenness, stains, and troubles.
Sensations(vedana), craving(tanha sans. trishna), and thirst.
(v) Floods Section (Oghavaggo)[]
749-758. Floods, Higher Fetters Etc. (Oghadi)[]
(To be elaborated parallel to previous 171-179.)
"Bhikkhus, there are these five higher fetters. What five? lust(raag) for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance(avijja sans. avidya). These are the five higher fetters. The five powers are to be developed for divine-knowledge(abhinna) of these five higher fetters, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction(khaya\kshaya), for their abandoning.
"What five? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu(monk) develops the power of faith ,(also Energetic-strength(viriya), meditation(sati), Samadhi(Trance) as in 471,480), the power of illuminated-insight(panna), which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation(nirodha), maturing in release(mokkha/moksha).
"These five powers are to be developed for divine-knowledge of these five higher fetters, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning."
Floods, bonds, kinds of clinging(upadana sans. asakti).
Knots, and underlying-tendencies(anusaya),
Cords of sensual pleasure, hindrances.
Aggregates(khandha sans. skandha), fetters lower and higher.
(vi) Ganges Repetition Series (Gangapeyyalavaggo)[]
(Removal of lust(raag) Version)
759-770. The River Ganges - Eastward, Etc. (Pacinadi sans. Paschim-nadi)[]
"Bhikkhus(monks), just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the east, so too a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the five powers slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana.
"And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu develop and cultivate the Five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu develops the power of faith ,(also Energetic-strength(viriya), meditation(sati), Samadhi(Trance) as in 705), the power of illuminated-insight(panna), which has as its final goal the removal of lust(raag), the removal of hatred(dosa\dvesh), the removal of delusion(moha).
"It is in this way, bhikkhus, that a bhikkhu develops and cultivates the five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbana."
(vii) Alertfulness Section[]
(Removal of lust(raag) Version)
771-780 The Tathagata, Etc.[]
(viii) Strenuous Deeds Section[]
(Removal of lust(raag) Version)
781 - 791 Strenuous, Etc.[]
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(Removal of lust(raag) Version)
792-802. Searches, Etc.[]
(x) Floods Section (Oghavaggo)[]
(Removal of lust(raag) Version)
803-812 Floods,Higher Fetters Etc. (Oghadi)[]
"Bhikkhus(monks), there are these five higher fetters. What five? lust(raag) for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance(avijja sans. avidya). These are the five higher fetters. The five powers are to be developed for divine-knowledge(abhinna) of these five higher fetters, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction(khaya\kshaya), for their abandoning.
"What five? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu develops the power of faith ,(also Energetic-strength(viriya), meditation(sati), Samadhi(Trance) as in 705), the power of illuminated-insight(panna), which has as its final goal the removal of lust(raag), the removal of hatred(dosa\dvesh), the removal of delusion(moha).
"These five powers are to be developed for divine-knowledge of these five higher fetters, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning."
Floods, bonds, kinds of clinging(upadana sans. asakti).
Knots, and underlying-tendencies(anusaya).
Cords of sensual pleasure, hindrances,
Aggregates(khandha sans. skandha), fetters lower and higher.
( All to be elaborated by way of the five powers having as their final goal the removal of lust(raag), the removal of hatred(dosa\dvesh), the removal of delusion(moha).)
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