Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
46. Bojjhanga Saṁyutta
III. Udāyi-Vaggo

V: The Great Chapter
46: Kindred Sayings on the Limbs of Wisdom

III. Udāyi

Sutta 21

Bodhanā Suttaṁ

Knowing¹

 

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THUS have I heard:

Now a certain monk came to see the Exalted One,
and on coming to him
saluted him
and sat down at one side.

So seated
that monk said this to the Exalted One:

"They say 'Limb of wisdom! Limb of wisdom,' lord.

Pray, lord, how far is this name applicable?"²

"They conduce to wisdom, monk.

That is why they are called
'limbs of wisdom.'

Herein a monk cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is mindfulness,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is investigation of the Norm,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is energy,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is zest,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is tranquillity,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is concentration,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

He cultivates the limb of wisdom
that is equanimity,
which is based on seclusion,
on dispassion,
on cessation,
which ends in self-surrender.

"They conduce to wisdom, monk.

That is why they are called
'limbs of wisdom.'

 

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¹ Bodhanā.

² As at I, § 5 of this part.