The Buddha teaches mendicants the unconditioned—defined as the ending of greed, hate, and delusion—and declares awakening factors to be the path that leads to the unconditioned, urging them to practice absorption without negligence.

SN 43.10 Awakening Factors

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo? Satta bojjhaṅgā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

Dasamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo?

“And what is the path that leads to the unconditioned?

Satta bojjhaṅgā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

The seven awakening factors. …”

Dasamaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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