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The Chapter on the Simple Version
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The Discourse on Suddhika
471. At Sāvatthī. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties." The first.
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The First Discourse on the Stream-Enterer
472. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty. Since, monks, a noble disciple understands as it really is the gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties - this is called, monks, a noble disciple who is a stream-enterer, no longer subject to fall into lower realms, fixed in destiny, heading for the highest enlightenment." The second.
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The Second Discourse on the Stream-Enterer
473. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty. Since, monks, a noble disciple understands as it really is the origin, passing away, gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties - this is called, monks, a noble disciple who is a stream-enterer, no longer subject to fall into lower realms, fixed in destiny, heading for the highest enlightenment." The third.
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The First Discourse on the Worthy One
474. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty. Since, monks, a noble disciple, having understood as it really is the gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties, is liberated by non-clinging - this is called, monks, a monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what was to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has completely destroyed the fetter of becoming, one completely liberated through final knowledge." The fourth.
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The Second Discourse on the Worthy One
475. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, the energy faculty, the mindfulness faculty, the concentration faculty, the wisdom faculty. Since, monks, a monk, having understood as it really is the origin, passing away, gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties, is liberated by non-clinging - this is called, monks, a monk who is a Worthy One, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions, one who has lived the holy life, one who has done what was to be done, one who has laid down the burden, one who has attained his own welfare, one who has completely destroyed the fetter of becoming, one completely liberated through final knowledge." The fifth.
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The First Discourse on Ascetics and Brahmins
476. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty. Whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who do not understand as it really is the gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties, they are not for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics or considered brahmins among brahmins; and those venerable ones do not dwell having attained the goal of asceticism or the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves.
"But whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who understand as it really is the origin, passing away, gratification, danger, and escape of these five faculties, they are for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics and considered brahmins among brahmins; and those venerable ones dwell having attained the goal of asceticism and the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves." The sixth.
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The Second Discourse on Ascetics and Brahmins
477. "Whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who do not understand the faith faculty, do not understand the origin of the faith faculty, do not understand the cessation of the faith faculty, do not understand the practice leading to the cessation of the faith faculty; do not understand the energy faculty, etc. do not understand the mindfulness faculty, etc. do not understand the concentration faculty, etc. do not understand the wisdom faculty, do not understand the origin of the wisdom faculty, do not understand the cessation of the wisdom faculty, do not understand the practice leading to the cessation of the wisdom faculty, they are not for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics or considered brahmins among brahmins; and those venerable ones do not dwell having attained the goal of asceticism or the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves.
"But whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who understand the faith faculty, understand the origin of the faith faculty, understand the cessation of the faith faculty, understand the practice leading to the cessation of the faith faculty; understand the energy faculty, understand the origin of the energy faculty, understand the cessation of the energy faculty, understand the practice leading to the cessation of the energy faculty; understand the mindfulness faculty, etc. understand the concentration faculty, etc. understand the wisdom faculty, understand the origin of the wisdom faculty, understand the cessation of the wisdom faculty, understand the practice leading to the cessation of the wisdom faculty, they are for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics and considered brahmins among brahmins; and those venerable ones dwell having attained the goal of asceticism and the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves." The seventh.
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The Discourse on What Should Be Seen
478. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty. And where, monks, should the faith faculty be seen? In the four factors of stream-entry - here the faith faculty should be seen. And where, monks, should the energy faculty be seen? In the four right strivings - here the energy faculty should be seen. And where, monks, should the mindfulness faculty be seen? In the four establishments of mindfulness - here the mindfulness faculty should be seen. And where, monks, should the concentration faculty be seen? In the four meditative absorptions - here the concentration faculty should be seen. And where, monks, should the wisdom faculty be seen? In the four noble truths - here the wisdom faculty should be seen. These, monks, are the five faculties." The eighth.
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The First Discourse on Analysis
479. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty. And what, monks, is the faith faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder - 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the One Enlightened by himself, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, the Fortunate One, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One' - this is called, monks, the faith faculty.
"And what, monks, is the energy faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple dwells putting forth strenuous energy for the abandoning of unwholesome mental states and for the acquisition of wholesome mental states, steadfast, of firm effort, not shirking the responsibility regarding wholesome mental states - this is called, monks, the energy faculty.
"And what, monks, is the mindfulness faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple is mindful, endowed with the highest mindfulness and discretion, remembering and recollecting what was done long ago and what was said long ago - this is called, monks, the mindfulness faculty.
"And what, monks, is the concentration faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple, having made release the object, gains concentration, gains unified focus of mind - this is called, monks, the concentration faculty.
"And what, monks, is the wisdom faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, endowed with wisdom that discerns rise and fall, noble, penetrative, leading rightly to the complete destruction of suffering - this is called, monks, the wisdom faculty. These, monks, are the five faculties." The ninth.
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The Second Discourse on Analysis
480. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty. And what, monks, is the faith faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder - 'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the One Enlightened by himself, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, the Fortunate One, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One' - this is called, monks, the faith faculty.
"And what, monks, is the energy faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple dwells putting forth strenuous energy for the abandoning of unwholesome mental states and for the acquisition of wholesome mental states, steadfast, of firm effort, not shirking the responsibility regarding wholesome mental states. He generates desire for the non-arising of unarisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the abandoning of arisen evil unwholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives; he generates desire for the presence, non-decay, increase, expansion, development, and fulfilment of arisen wholesome mental states, he strives, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives - this is called, monks, the energy faculty.
"And what, monks, is the mindfulness faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple is mindful, endowed with the highest mindfulness and discretion, remembering and recollecting what was done long ago and what was said long ago. He dwells observing the body in the body, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world; in feelings... etc. In mind... etc. he dwells observing mental phenomena in mental phenomena, ardent, fully aware, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure regarding the world - this is called, monks, the mindfulness faculty.
"And what, monks, is the concentration faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple, having made release the object, gains concentration, gains unified focus of mind. He, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome mental states, enters and dwells in the first meditative absorption, which is accompanied by applied thought and sustained thought, with rapture and happiness born of seclusion. With the subsiding of applied and sustained thought, he enters and dwells in the second meditative absorption, which has internal confidence and unification of mind, is without applied thought and without sustained thought, with rapture and happiness born of concentration. With the fading away of rapture, he dwells equanimous, mindful and fully aware, and experiences happiness with the body - that which the noble ones declare: 'One who is equanimous and mindful, one who dwells in happiness' - he enters and dwells in the third meditative absorption. With the abandoning of pleasure and with the abandoning of pain, and with the previous disappearance of joy and displeasure, he enters and dwells in the fourth meditative absorption, which has neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant and purity of mindfulness due to equanimity - this is called, monks, the concentration faculty.
"And what, monks, is the wisdom faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, endowed with wisdom that discerns rise and fall, noble, penetrative, leading rightly to the complete destruction of suffering. He understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering' - this is called, monks, the wisdom faculty. These, monks, are the five faculties." The tenth.
The Plain Chapter is the first.
Its summary:
Ascetics and Brahmins, To Be Seen, Analyses, the other two.