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Five Faculties (`pañcindriyāni`)

14S5/4.1.1 Suddhikasutta

1000. [The Bhagavā] was staying at Sāvatthī.

There, the Bhagavā said this:

“Bhikkhave, these are the pañcindriyāni (five faculties). Which five?

  • The faculty of saddha (faith),
  • the faculty of vīriya (energy),
  • the faculty of sati (awareness),
  • the faculty of samādhi (focus),
  • the faculty of paññā (wisdom) —

these, bhikkhave, are the five faculties.”

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  root((pañcindriyāni))
    saddhindriyaṃ
    vīriyindriyaṃ
    satindriyaṃ
    samādhindriyaṃ
    paññindriyaṃ