The Buddha introduces the five spiritual faculties: faith, energy, mindfulness, collectedness, and wisdom. This brief discourse lays the foundation for understanding these essential factors for awakening.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthi.
Tatra kho bhagavā etadavoca.
There the Blessed One said this:
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. Katamāni pañca? Saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ— imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcindriyānī”ti.
“|Bhikkhus,::::| there are these five faculties. What five? The |faculty of faith::mental faculty of confidence, conviction, trust [saddhindriya]|, the |faculty of energy::mental faculty of willpower, determination [vīriya]|, the |faculty of mindfulness::mental faculty of awareness, presence [satindriya]|, the |faculty of collectedness::mental faculty of stability of mind, mental composure [samādhindriya]|, and the |faculty of wisdom::mental faculty of discernment [paññindriya]|. These|, bhikkhus,::::| are the five faculties.”
At Sāvatthi.
There the Blessed One said this:
“|Bhikkhus,::::| there are these five faculties. What five? The |faculty of faith::mental faculty of confidence, conviction, trust [saddhindriya]|, the |faculty of energy::mental faculty of willpower, determination [vīriya]|, the |faculty of mindfulness::mental faculty of awareness, presence [satindriya]|, the |faculty of collectedness::mental faculty of stability of mind, mental composure [samādhindriya]|, and the |faculty of wisdom::mental faculty of discernment [paññindriya]|. These|, bhikkhus,::::| are the five faculties.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Tatra kho bhagavā etadavoca.
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni. Katamāni pañca? Saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ— imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcindriyānī”ti.