Saṁyutta Nikāya,
V: Mahā-Vagga
48. Indriya Saṁyutta
IV. Sukhindriya (or Uppaṭi) -vagga

48. Kindred Sayings on the Faculties

IV. The Faculty of Ease¹

Sutta 31

Suddhika Suttaṁ

Puritan

 

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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 faculties.

What five?

The controlling faculty of ease,
the controlling faculty of discomfort,
the controlling faculty of happiness,²
the controlling faculty of unhappiness,
the controlling faculty of indifference.

These are the five controlling faculties."

 

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¹ Text title of this chapter is Uppaṭi- for Uppaṭipātiyā. Cf. infra, § 10. At Path of Purity ii, 312, it is trans. 'out of order.'

² Somanassa Cf. D. ii, 239. It is sukha + excitement. Compend. 112 n.