Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
46. Bojjhanga Saṁyutta
IV. Nīvaraṇa-Vaggo

V: The Great Chapter
46: Kindred Sayings on the Limbs of Wisdom
IV. On Hindrances

Sutta 37

Vuddhi (or Aparihāni?)

Increase or Not Decrease

 

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THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One once addressed the monks,
saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.

The Exalted One said:

"These seven limbs of wisdom, monks,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduce to increase
and not to decrease.

What seven?

The limb of wisdom that is mindfulness,
the limb of wisdom that is Norm investigation,
the limb of wisdom that is energy,
the limb of wisdom that is zest,
the limb of wisdom that is tranquillity,
the limb of wisdom that is concentration,
the limb of wisdom that is equanimity.

These seven limbs of wisdom, monks,
if cultivated and made much of,
conduce to increase
and not to decrease."