Vitthatasutta

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, sekhabalāni.

Katamāni pañca?

Saddhābalaṁ, hirībalaṁ, ottappabalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, paññābalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, saddhābalaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako saddho hoti, saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṁ:

‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saddhābalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, hirībalaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako hirīmā hoti, hirīyati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, hirīyati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, hirībalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, ottappabalaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ottappī hoti, ottappati kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena, ottappati pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ottappabalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vīriyabalaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako paññavā hoti udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, paññābalaṁ.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca sekhabalāni.

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

‘saddhābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalena, hirībalena … ottappabalena … vīriyabalena … paññābalena samannāgatā bhavissāma sekhabalenā’ti.

Evañhi kho, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.