(१८) सप्त बोध्यङ्गानि — The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Sanskrit

तत्र भिक्षवः कतमानि सप्त बोध्यङ्गानि ?

Translation

There, O monks, what are the seven factors of enlightenment?


Sanskrit

यदुत स्मृतिसंबोध्यङ्गं धर्मप्रविचयसंबोध्यङ्गं वीर्यसंबोध्यङ्गं प्रीतिसंबोध्यङ्गं प्रस्रब्धिसंबोध्यङ्गं समाधिसंबोध्यङ्गं उपेक्षासंबोध्यङ्गम्॥

Translation

Namely: the factor of mindfulness, the factor of investigation of phenomena, the factor of energy, the factor of joy, the factor of tranquility, the factor of concentration, and the factor of equanimity.


Sanskrit

इह भिक्षवो भिक्षुः स्मृतिसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

Here, O monks, a monk develops the enlightenment-factor of mindfulness, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

धर्मप्रविचयसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of investigation of phenomena, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

वीर्यसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of energy, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

प्रीतिसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of joy, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

प्रस्रब्धिसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रित निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of tranquility, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

समाधिसंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of concentration, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

उपेक्षासंबोध्यङ्गं भावयति विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्॥

Translation

He develops the enlightenment-factor of equanimity, which relies on seclusion, relies on dispassion, relies on cessation, and ends in relinquishment.


Sanskrit

इमानि भिक्षवः सप्त संबोध्यङ्गानि॥

Translation

These, O monks, are the seven factors of enlightenment.