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.

SN 46.165-174 Another Series on Searches, Etc.

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Punaesanāvaggo sattarasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Esanā vidhā āsavo,
Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;
Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca,
Vedanātaṇhā tasināya cāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

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(Tell in full as in SN 45.161–170.)

Punaesanāvaggo sattarasamo.

Uddānaṁ

Esanā vidhā āsavo,

Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;

Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca,

Vedanātaṇhā tasināya cāti.

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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