DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 46SN 46.131–142

The Buddha teaches a repeated formula on developing the seven awakening factors—mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity—applied across varied topics in this grouped discourse.

PTS 5.137–5.138

SN 46.131–142 More on the Ganges River, Etc.

…pe…

vaggo cuddasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Cha pācīnato ninnā,
cha ninnā ca samuddato;
Dvete cha dvādasa honti,
vaggo tena pavuccatīti.

(Bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa gaṅgāpeyyālaṁ rāgavasena vitthāretabbaṁ.)

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

…pe…

vaggo cuddasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Cha pācīnato ninnā,

cha ninnā ca samuddato;

Dvete cha dvādasa honti,

vaggo tena pavuccatīti.

(Bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa gaṅgāpeyyālaṁ rāgavasena vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell in full as in SN 45.103–114, removal of greed version.)

Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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Last updated on October 25, 2026

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