The Buddha teaches on experiential confidence, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.64 Experiential Confidence

“Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi aveccappasannā, sabbe te sotāpannā. Tesaṁ sotāpannānaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā. Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā? Sattakkhattuparamassa, kolaṅkolassa, ekabījissa, sakadāgāmissa, yo ca diṭṭheva dhamme arahā imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā. Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā? Antarāparinibbāyissa, upahaccaparinibbāyissa, asaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, uddhaṁsotassa akaniṭṭhagāmino imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā. Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi aveccappasannā sabbe te sotāpannā. Tesaṁ sotāpannānaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā”ti.

Catutthaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi aveccappasannā, sabbe te sotāpannā.

“Mendicants, all those who have experiential confidence in me have entered the stream.

Tesaṁ sotāpannānaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā.

Of those who have entered the stream, five conclude their path in this realm, and five conclude their path after leaving this realm behind.

Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā?

Which five conclude their path in this realm?

Sattakkhattuparamassa, kolaṅkolassa, ekabījissa, sakadāgāmissa, yo ca diṭṭheva dhamme arahā

The one who has seven rebirths at most, the one who goes from family to family, the one-seeder, the once returner, and the one who is perfected in this very life.

imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā.

These five conclude their path in this realm.

Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā?

Which five conclude their path after leaving this realm behind?

Antarāparinibbāyissa, upahaccaparinibbāyissa, asaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, uddhaṁsotassa akaniṭṭhagāmino

The one who is extinguished between one life and the next, the one who is extinguished upon landing, the one who is extinguished without extra effort, the one who is extinguished with extra effort, and the one who heads upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm.

imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā.

These five conclude their path after leaving this realm behind.

Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi aveccappasannā sabbe te sotāpannā.

All those who have experiential confidence in me have entered the stream.

Tesaṁ sotāpannānaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā”ti.

Of those who have entered the stream, these five conclude their path in this realm, and these five conclude their path after leaving this realm behind.”

Catutthaṁ.

Qualities:

Faith

Faith

Confidence in the Buddha's awakening and the efficacy of the path. It brightens and steadies the mind, removing doubt and inspiring energy toward wholesome practice. True faith rests on clarity and direct experience rather than mere belief.

Also known as: confidence, trust, belief, conviction, self-assurance
Pāli: saddha, pasanna
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Right effort

Right effort

Energy and resolve directed toward preventing unwholesome states from arising, abandoning arisen unwholesome states, cultivating wholesome states, and maintaining arisen wholesome states; persistent application of the mind aligned with the path.

Also known as: right endeavor, right striving
Pāli: sammāvāyāma, padhāna
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Vigour

Vigour

Energetic effort and resilience in practice. It is the refusal to shrink back, the 'uphill' force that initiates and sustains wholesome actions against the gravity of habit.

Also known as: energy, effort, enthusiasm, zeal, application of will, persistence
Pāli: vīriya
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Last updated on July 27, 2026