Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
48. Indriya Saṁyutta
I. Suddhika-vaggo

48. Kindred Sayings on the Faculties
I. Purity

Sutta 2

Paṭhama Sota Suttaṁ

The Stream (a)

 

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THUS have I heard:

Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.

Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:

"Monks."

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

The Exalted One said:

"Monks, there are these five controlling powers.

What five?

The controlling power of faith,
the controlling power of energy,
the controlling power of mindfulness,
the controlling power of concentration,
the controlling power of insight.

These are the five controlling powers.

When the Ariyan disciple understands,
as they really are,
the satisfaction in,
the misery of,
and the escape from¹
these five controlling powers,
such an one, monks, is called
'Ariyan disciple who is a stream-winner,
not doomed to Purgatory,
assured,
bound for enlightenment.'"

 

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¹ Cf. K.S. iii, 137.