Aṅguttara Nikāya
IX. Navaka Nipāta
I. Sambodha Vagga

Sutta 5

Bala-Saṅgaha-Vatthu Suttaṃ

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

 

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[1][pts][upal][olds] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Cattār'imāni bhikkhave balāni.|| ||

Katamāni cattāriṃ?|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave paññā-balaṃ?|| ||

Ye'dhammā akusalā akusala-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā kusalākusala-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sāvajjā sāvajja-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā anavajjā anavajja-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā kaṇhā kaṇha-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sukkā sukka-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā asevitabbā asevitabba-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sevitabbā sevitabba-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā nālamariyā nālamariya-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā alamariyā alam-ariya-saṅkhātā,||
tyāssa dhammā paññāya vodiṭṭhā honti vocaritā honti.|| ||

Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave paññā-balaṃ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave viriya-balaṃ?|| ||

Ye'dhammā akusalā akusala-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sāvajjā sāvajja-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā kaṇhā kaṇha-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā asevitabbā asevitabba-saṇakhātā,||
ye dhammā nālamariyā nālamariya-saṅkhātā,||
tesaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.|| ||

Ye'dhammā kusalākusala-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā anavajjā anavajja-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sukkā sukka-saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā sevitibbā sevitabba- [364] saṅkhātā,||
ye dhammā alamariyā alam-ariya-saṅkhātā,||
tesaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭilābhāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.|| ||

Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave viriya-balaṃ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave, anavajja-balaṃ?|| ||

Idha bhikkhave ariya-sāvako||
anavajjena kāya-kammena samannāgato hoti,||
anavajjena vacī-kammena samannāgato hoti,||
anavajjena mano-kammena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave anavajja-balaṃ.|| ||

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Katamañ ca bhikkhave, saṅgaha-balaṃ?|| ||

Cattār'imāni, bhikkhave, saṅgahavatthuni:|| ||

Dānaṃ,||
peyyavajjaṃ,||
attha-cariyā,||
samānattatā.|| ||

Etad aggaṃ bhikkhave,||
dānānaṃ||
yad idaṃ dhammadānaṃ.|| ||

Etad aggaṃ bhikkhave,||
peyya-vajjānaṃ,||
yad idaṃ atthikassa ohita-sotassa puna-p-punaṃ dhammaṃ deseti.|| ||

Etad aggaṃ bhikkhave,||
attha-cariyānaṃ,||
yad idaṃ a-s-saddhaṃ saddhā-sampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti,||
du-s-sīlaṃ sīla-sampadāya samādapeti nivesati patiṭṭhāpeti,||
maccharīṃ cāga-sampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti||
duppaññe paññā-sampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti.|| ||

Etad aggaṃ bhikkhave,||
samān'attatānaṃ,||
yad idaṃ sotāpanno sotāpannassa samānatto,||
sakadāgāmī sakadāgāmissa samānatto,||
anāgāmī anāgāmissa samānatto,||
arahaṃ arahato samānatto.|| ||

Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

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

 

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Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi balehi samannāgato ariya-sāvako pañca bhayāni samatikkanto hoti.|| ||

Katamāni pañca?|| ||

Ājīvika-bhayaṃ,||
asiloka-bhayaṃ,||
parisa-sārajja-bhayaṃ,||
[365] maraṇa-bhayaṃ,||
duggati-bhayaṃ.|| ||

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Sa kho so bhikkhave ariya-sāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:|| ||

Nāhaṃ ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyāmi.|| ||

Kissāhaṃ ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyissāmi?|| ||

Atthi me cattāri balāni:|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

Duppañño kho ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
kusīto ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
sāvajja||
kāya-kammanto,||
vacī-kammanto,||
mano-kammanto,||
ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
asaṅgāhako ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya.|| ||

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Nāhaṃ asiloka-bhayassa bhāyāmi.|| ||

Kissāhaṃ asiloka-bhayassa bhāyissāmi?|| ||

Atthi me cattāri balāni:|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

Duppañño kho asiloka-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
kusīto ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
sāvajja||
kāya-kammanto,||
vacī-kammanto,||
mano-kammanto,||
ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
asaṅgāhako ājīvika-bhayassa bhāyeyya.|| ||

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Nāhaṃ parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyāmi,||
kissāhaṃ parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyissāmi.|| ||

Atthi me cattāri balāni:|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

Duppañño kho parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
kusīto parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
sāvajja||
kāya-kammanto||
vacī-kammanto||
mano-kammanto||
parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
asaṅgāhako parisa-sārajja-bhayassa bhāyeyya.|| ||

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Nāhaṃ maraṇa-bhayassa bhāyāmi,||
kissāhaṃ maraṇa-bhayassa bhāyissāmi.|| ||

Atthi me cattāri balāni:|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

Duppañño kho maraṇa-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
kusīto maraṇa-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
sāvajja||
kāya-kammanto||
vacī-kammanto||
mano-kammanto||
marabhayassa bhāyeyya,||
asaṅgāhako marabhayassa bhāyeyya.|| ||

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Nāhaṃ duggati-bhayassa bhāyāmi,||
kissāhaṃ duggati-bhayassa bhāyissāmi.|| ||

Atthi me cattāri balāni:|| ||

Paññā-balaṃ,||
viriya-balaṃ,||
anavajja-balaṃ,||
saṅgaha-balaṃ.|| ||

Duppañño kho duggati-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
kusīto duggati-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
sāvajja||
kāya-kammanto||
vacī-kammanto||
mano-kammanto||
duggati-bhayassa bhāyeyya,||
asaṅgāhako duggati-bhayassa bhāyeyya.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi balehi||
samannāgato ariya-sāvako||
imāni pañca-bhayāni||
samatikkanto hotī ti.|| ||