Paṭhamaānandasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1398

[1398] "And how, Ānanda, are the seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) developed, how are they cultivated, so that they fulfill true knowledge (vijjā) and liberation (vimutti)? Here, Ānanda, a bhikkhu develops the awakening factor of mindfulness (satisambojjhaṅga), based upon seclusion (viveka), based upon dispassion (virāga), based upon cessation (nirodha), maturing in relinquishment (vossagga). He develops the awakening factors of investigation of dhammas, energy, rapture, tranquility, concentration (samādhi), and equanimity, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in relinquishment. It is when the seven factors of awakening are developed in this way, Ānanda, cultivated in this way, that they fulfill true knowledge and liberation." [Editorial footnote in the Siam Raṭṭha edition: ¹ The Burmese edition reads "Ānanda"; the European (PTS) edition reads "ca".]

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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