Index of the Suttas of the
Saṃyutta Nikāya
Mahā Vagga
Bala Saṃyutta

V. Mahā Vagga

PTS: Saṃyutta Nikāya Volume 5, Mahā-Vagga ed. by M. Léon Feer, London: Pāḷi Text Society 1898. The html formatted Pāḷi Text Society edition of the Pāḷi text.
BJT: Saṃyutta Nikāya Volume 5, Mahā-Vagga The Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series Pāḷi text.

The Pāḷi text for individual suttas listed below is adapted from the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series [BJT], not from the PTS version. Each translation is linked to its Pāḷi version and to the PTS, Olds and where available to the ATI Bhk. Thanissaro translation, and each of these is in turn linked back to each of the others. Many, but not all have been checked against the Pāḷi Text Society edition, and many have been reformatted to include the original Pāḷi (and/or organizational) phrase and sentence breaks.

PTS: The Great Chapter, translated by F.L. Woodward,
WP: The Great Book, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
ATI: The translations of Bhikkhu Thanissaro and others originally located on Access to Insight,
BD: The translations of M. Olds.

VI. Bala Saṃyutta, V.249

PTS: The Kindred Sayings on The Powers, V.223
WP: Connected Discourses on the Powers, II.1713

I. [1-12] Gangā-Peyyālo V.249

This entire Samyutta consists only of the repetition series found at the end of the previous saṃyuttas. Here it has been worked out following the pattern established in SN 5.48.

Covering suttas 1-12. The Buddha likens the flow of great rivers to the way in which cultivating the five powers brings one to Nibbāna.

PTS: Ganga Repetition, V.223
WP: Ganges Repetition Series, II. 113

[1] Paṭhama Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward a, V.223
WP: 1-12: The River Ganges - Eastward, Etc, II.1704

[2] Dutiya Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward b.1, V.223

[3] Tatiya Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward b.2, V.223

[4] Catuttha Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward b.3, V.223

[5] Pañcama Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward b.4, V.223

[6] Chaṭṭha Pācīna Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Eastward c, V.223

[7] Paṭhama Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (a), V.223

[8] Dutiya Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (b.1), V.223

[9] Tatiya Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (b.2), V.223

[10] Catuttha Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (b.3), V.223

[11] Pañcama Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (b.4), V.223

[12] Chaṭṭha Samudda Suttaṃ, V.249

PTS: Ocean (c), V.223

II. [13-22] Appamāda Vagga: Viveka V.250

Covering suttas 13-22. Nine similes for the caution that is the fundamental condition that leads to the bringing to life of the five powers.

PTS: Earnestness, V.223
WP: Diligence, II.1705

[13] Tathāgata Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Tathāgata, V.223
WP: 13-22: The Tathāgata, Etc., II.1705

[14] Pada Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The foot, V.223

[15] Kūṭa Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The roof-peak, V.223

[16] Mūla Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Wood, V.223

[17] Sāra Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Heart Wood, V.223

[18] Vassika Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Jasmine, V.223

[19] Rājā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Prince, V.223

[20] Canda Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Moon, V.223

[21] Suriya Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Sun, V.223

[22] Vattha Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Cloth, V.223

III. [23-34] Bala-karaṇīya Vagga, V.250

Covering suttas 23-34. The Buddha provides twelve similes illustrating various aspects of the Dhamma.

PTS: Deeds Requiring Strength, V.223
WP: Strenuous Deeds, II. 1705

[23] Bala Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Strength, V.223
WP: 23-34: Strenuous, Etc., II.1705

[24] Bījā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Seed, V.223

[25] Nāgo Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Snake, V.223

[26] Rukkha Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Tree, V.223

[27] Kumbha Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Pot, V.223

[28] Sukiya Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Bearded Wheat, V.223

[29] Ākāsa Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Sky, V.223

[30] Paṭhama Megha Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Rain-cloud a, V.223

[31] Dutiya Megha Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Rain-cloud b, V.223

[32] Nāvā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The Ship, V.223

[33] Āgantukā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: For All Comers, V.223

[34] Nadī Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: The River, V.223

IV. [35-44] Esanā Vagga, V.250

Covering suttas 35-44. The Buddha explains how the five powers are to be used for the higher knowledge of, thorough knowledge of, thorough destruction of, for the letting go of wishes, delusions, corrupting influences, existence, pain, closed-mindedness, flare-ups, sense-experience, and thirst.

PTS: Longings, V.223
WP: Searches, II. 1714

[35] Esanā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Longing, V.223
WP: 35-44: Searches, Etc., II.1714

[36] Vidhā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Conceits, V.223

[37] Āsava Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Asava, V.223

[38] Bhava Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Becoming, V.223

[39] Dukkhatā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Suffering, V.223

[40] Khilā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Obstructions, V.223

[41] Mala Suttaṃ, V. 411

PTS: Stain, V.250

[42] Nighā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Pains, V.223

[43] Vedanā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Feelings, V.223

[44] Taṇhā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Craving, V.223

44.2 Tasinā or Taṇhā Suttaṃ, V.250

PTS: Thirst, V.223

V. [45-54] Ogha Vagga: Viveka, V.241

Covering suttas 45-54. The Buddha explains how the five powers are to be used for the higher knowledge of, thorough knowledge of, thorough destruction of, for the letting go of the floods, the bonds, yokes to rebirth, ties to the body, residual inclinations, sense pleasures, diversions, the fuel stockpiles, the yokes to lower rebirths, the yokes to higher rebirths.

PTS: The Flood, V.224
WP: Floods, II. 1714

[45] Ogha Suttaṃ, V.241

PTS: The Flood, V.224
WP: 95-104: Floods, Higher Fetters, II. 1714

[46] Yoga Suttaṃ, V.241

PTS: Bond, V.216

[47] Upādāna Suttaṃ, V.241

PTS: Grasping, V.216

[48] Ganthā Suttaṃ, V.241

PTS: (Bodily) Ties, V.216

[49] Anusayā Suttaṃ, V.241

PTS: Tendency, V.216

[50] Kāma-guṇa Suttaṃ, V.241