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.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyan”ti vitthāretabbaṁ.
Balakaraṇīyavaggo ekādasamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
(Balakaraṇīyavaggo bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa bojjhaṅgavasena vitthāretabbo.)
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyan”ti vitthāretabbaṁ.
“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”
Balakaraṇīyavaggo ekādasamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
(Balakaraṇīyavaggo bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa bojjhaṅgavasena vitthāretabbo.)
(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)
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Last updated on July 27, 2026