[632] In what sense is it the power of faith (saddhābalaṃ)? In what sense the power of energy (vīriyabalaṃ)? In what sense the power of mindfulness (satibalaṃ)? In what sense the power of concentration (samādhibalaṃ)? In what sense the power of wisdom (paññābalaṃ)? In what sense the power of moral shame (hiribalaṃ)? In what sense the power of moral dread (ottappabalaṃ)? In what sense the power of reflection (paṭisaṅkhānabalaṃ)? In what sense the power of the Tathāgata (tathāgatabalaṃ)?
It is the power of faith in the sense of being unshakable by faithlessness; it is the power of energy in the sense of being unshakable by laziness; it is the power of mindfulness in the sense of being unshakable by heedlessness; it is the power of concentration (samādhi) in the sense of being unshakable by restlessness; it is the power of wisdom in the sense of being unshakable by ignorance (avijjā). It is the power of moral shame because one is ashamed of evil, unwholesome dhammas; it is the power of moral dread because one dreads evil, unwholesome dhammas; it is the power of reflection because one reflects upon the defilements with knowledge (ñāṇa); it is the power of development (bhāvanābalaṃ) because the dhammas arisen therein are of a single taste; it is the power of blamelessness (anavajjabalaṃ) because therein there is no fault whatsoever; it is the power of sustaining (saṅgāhabalaṃ) because thereby one sustains the mind (citta); it is the power of patience (khantibalaṃ) because that is endured by him; it is the power of designation (paññattibalaṃ) because thereby one establishes the mind; it is the power of conviction (nijjhattibalaṃ) because thereby one brings the mind to contemplation; it is the power of mastery (issariyabalaṃ) because thereby one wields the mind under his control; it is the power of resolution (adhiṭṭhānabalaṃ) because thereby one steadies the mind; it is the power of serenity (samathabalaṃ) because thereby the mind is unified; it is the power of insight (vipassanābalaṃ) because one contemplates the dhammas arisen therein; it is the power of the trainee (sekkhabalaṃ) because one trains therein; it is the power of the one beyond training (asekkhabalaṃ) because of having trained therein; it is the power of one whose taints are destroyed (khīṇāsavabalaṃ) because thereby the taints (āsava) are destroyed; it is the power of success (iddhibalaṃ) because that succeeds for him; it is the power of the Tathāgata in the sense of being immeasurable.
The Discourse on Powers (Balakathā) [is concluded].
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Yuganaddhavagga — Discourse on Emptiness (Suññakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.