Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.4 1.

Vatthasutta

Pabbatavagga Vatthasutta Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time, the venerable Sāriputta was dwelling in Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi: “āvuso bhikkhavo”ti.

There, the venerable Sāriputta addressed the disciples: There are, friends, seven factors of enlightenment.

“Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca: “Sattime, āvuso, bojjhaṅgā. Katame satta? Satisambojjhaṅgo, dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgo, vīriyasambojjhaṅgo, pītisambojjhaṅgo, passaddhisambojjhaṅgo, samādhisambojjhaṅgo, upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo— ime kho, āvuso, satta bojjhaṅgā.

What seven? The mindfulness enlightenment factor, the investigation of the Dhamma enlightenment factor, the energy enlightenment factor, the joy enlightenment factor, the tranquility enlightenment factor, the concentration enlightenment factor, the equanimity enlightenment factor: these, friends, are the seven factors of enlightenment.

Imesaṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi pubbaṇhasamayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ viharāmi; yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ viharāmi; yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi sāyanhasamayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena sāyanhasamayaṁ viharāmi.

Of these, friends, whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the morning, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the morning; whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the midday, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the midday; whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the evening, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the evening.

Satisambojjhaṅgo iti ce me, āvuso, hoti, ‘appamāṇo’ti me hoti, ‘susamāraddho’ti me hoti, tiṭṭhantañca naṁ ‘tiṭṭhatī’ti pajānāmi.

If it is the mindfulness enlightenment factor for me, friends, it becomes boundless for me, very well cultivated for me, and I know it standing as standing.

Sacepi me cavati, ‘idappaccayā me cavatī’ti pajānāmi …pe…

Even if it fades away, I know it fades away for this reason.

upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo iti ce me, āvuso, hoti, ‘appamāṇo’ti me hoti, ‘susamāraddho’ti me hoti, tiṭṭhantañca naṁ ‘tiṭṭhatī’ti pajānāmi.

If it is the equanimity enlightenment factor for me, friends, it becomes boundless for me, very well cultivated for me, and I know it standing as standing.

Sacepi me cavati, ‘idappaccayā me cavatī’ti pajānāmi.

Even if it fades away, I know it fades away for this reason.

Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rañño vā rājamahāmattassa vā nānārattānaṁ dussānaṁ dussakaraṇḍako pūro assa.

Just as, friends, for a king or a royal minister, a chest full of various kinds of garments would be filled.

So yaññadeva dussayugaṁ ākaṅkheyya pubbaṇhasamayaṁ pārupituṁ, taṁ tadeva dussayugaṁ pubbaṇhasamayaṁ pārupeyya; yaññadeva dussayugaṁ ākaṅkheyya majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ pārupituṁ, taṁ tadeva dussayugaṁ majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ pārupeyya; yaññadeva dussayugaṁ ākaṅkheyya sāyanhasamayaṁ pārupituṁ, taṁ tadeva dussayugaṁ sāyanhasamayaṁ pārupeyya.

Whatever pair of garments he wishes to wear in the morning, he would wear that very pair of garments in the morning; whatever pair of garments he wishes to wear at midday, he would wear that very pair of garments at midday; whatever pair of garments he wishes to wear in the evening, he would wear that very pair of garments in the evening.

Evameva khvāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi pubbaṇhasamayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ viharāmi; yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena majjhanhikaṁ samayaṁ viharāmi; yena yena bojjhaṅgena ākaṅkhāmi sāyanhasamayaṁ viharituṁ, tena tena bojjhaṅgena sāyanhasamayaṁ viharāmi.

In the same way, friends, of these seven factors of enlightenment, whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the morning, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the morning; whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the midday, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the midday; whichever enlightenment factor I wish to dwell in during the evening, I dwell in that enlightenment factor during the evening.

Satisambojjhaṅgo iti ce me, āvuso, hoti, ‘appamāṇo’ti me hoti, ‘susamāraddho’ti me hoti, tiṭṭhantañca naṁ ‘tiṭṭhatī’ti pajānāmi.

If it is the mindfulness enlightenment factor for me, friends, it becomes boundless for me, very well cultivated for me, and I know it standing as standing.

Sacepi me cavati, ‘idappaccayā me cavatī’ti pajānāmi …pe…

Even if it fades away, I know it fades away for this reason.

upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo iti ce me, āvuso, hoti, ‘appamāṇo’ti me hoti, ‘susamāraddho’ti me hoti, tiṭṭhantañca naṁ ‘tiṭṭhatī’ti pajānāmi.

If it is the equanimity enlightenment factor for me, friends, it becomes boundless for me, very well cultivated for me, and I know it standing as standing.

Sacepi me cavati, ‘idappaccayā me cavatī’ti pajānāmī”ti. Catutthaṁ.

Even if it fades away, I know it fades away for this reason.