“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni. Katamāni cattāri? Paṭisaṅkhānabalaṁ, bhāvanābalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgahabalaṁ— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balānī”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.
The Buddha describes the four powers, explaining this fourfold teaching for disciples on the path.
AN 4.155 The Power of Reflection
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.
“Mendicants, there are these four powers.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Paṭisaṅkhānabalaṁ, bhāvanābalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgahabalaṁ—
The powers of reflection, development, blamelessness, and inclusiveness.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balānī”ti.
These are the four powers.”
Pañcamaṁ.
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