Bala Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Cattār'imāni bhikkhave balāni.|| ||

Katamāni cattāri?|| ||

Viriya-balaṃ||
sati-balaṃ||
samādhi-balaṃ||
paññā-balaṃ.|| ||

Imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri balānī" ti.|| ||