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Aį¹
guttara NikÄya 5.53 Numbered Discourses 5.53
6. NÄ«varaį¹avagga 6. Hindrances
PadhÄniyaį¹
gasutta Factors That Support Meditation
āPaƱcimÄni, bhikkhave, padhÄniyaį¹
gÄni. āMendicants, there are these five factors that support meditation.
KatamÄni paƱca? What five?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddho hoti, saddahati tathÄgatassa bodhiį¹: Itās when a mendicant has faith in the Realized Oneās awakening:
āitipi so bhagavÄ arahaį¹ sammÄsambuddho vijjÄcaraį¹asampanno sugato lokavidÅ« anuttaro purisadammasÄrathi satthÄ devamanussÄnaį¹ buddho bhagavÄāti. āThat Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.ā
AppÄbÄdho hoti appÄtaį¹
ko; They are rarely ill or unwell.
samavepÄkiniyÄ gahaį¹iyÄ samannÄgato nÄtisÄ«tÄya nÄccuį¹hÄya majjhimÄya padhÄnakkhamÄya; Their stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation.
asaį¹ho hoti amÄyÄvÄ«; Theyāre not devious or deceitful.
yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ attÄnaį¹ ÄvikattÄ satthari vÄ viĆ±Ć±Å«su vÄ sabrahmacÄrÄ«su; They reveal themselves honestly to the Teacher or sensible spiritual companions.
ÄraddhavÄ«riyo viharati akusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ pahÄnÄya kusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ upasampadÄya, thÄmavÄ daįø·haparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu; They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. Theyāre strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.
paƱƱavÄ hoti, udayatthagÄminiyÄ paƱƱÄya samannÄgato ariyÄya nibbedhikÄya sammÄ dukkhakkhayagÄminiyÄ. Theyāre wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, paƱca padhÄniyaį¹
gÄnÄ«āti. These are the five factors that support meditation.ā
Tatiyaį¹.