Five Powers: 2 definitions
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Five Powers means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFive Powers or Five Strengths:鈥擜 technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit 辫补帽肠补产补濒补 defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 48).
- Faith (艣谤补诲诲丑腻),
- Energy (惫墨谤测补),
- Mindfulness (蝉尘峁泃颈),
- Concentration (蝉补尘腻诲丑颈),
- Wisdom (辫谤补箩帽腻).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 鈥榝ive powers鈥�). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
: WikiPedia: BuddhismThe Five Powers in Buddhism are faith, effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. They are one of the seven sets of "qualities conducive to enlightenment." They are parallel facets of the five spiritual faculties.
Faith and Wisdom balance each other, as do Energy and Concentration. The Five Faculties are "controlling faculties because they control or master their opposites. The faculties and powers are two aspects of the same thing.
- Faith (saddha) - controls doubt
- Energy/Effort/Persistence (viriya) – controls laziness
- Mindfulness (sati); - controls heedlessness
- Concentration (samadhi) - controls distraction
- Wisdom/Discernment (panna, prajna) – controls ignorance
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Full-text (+5): Datthabba Sutta, Abhibhuyya Sutta, Pasayha Sutta, Nasenti Sutta, Pancashakti, Kuta Sutta, Samadhibala, Paramashiva, Shraddhabala, Viryabala, Smritibala, Prajnabala, Anga Sutta, Samprajanya, Samadhiprajna, Indriya, Pancabala, Shraddhendriya, Vatsa, Shraddha.
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Search found 48 books and stories containing Five Powers; (plurals include: Five Powerses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
5.5. Mental Power of Wisdom (Pa帽帽膩bala or Praj帽膩) < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
5. The Five Mental Powers (Pa帽cabal膩ni or Bala)鈥擨ntroduction < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
1.3. Enlightenment Factor of Effort < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Mah膩y膩na auxiliaries (E): The five powers < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mah膩y膩na]
Appendix 1 - Destruction of the forests of Da峁囜笉aka, K膩li峁単a, Mejjha and M膩ta峁単a < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
1. The teaching of the Pi峁璦ka < [Part 3 - The Praj帽膩 and the teaching of the Dharma]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
6.4. The Thirty-Seven Aids (Factors of Enlightenment) < [Chapter 3 - Language and Meaning as Reflected in the Five Nik膩yas]
8. The Faith and the Truth < [Chapter 3 - Language and Meaning as Reflected in the Five Nik膩yas]
11.2. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness < [Chapter 4 - Philosophy of Language in the Five Nik膩yas]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Domain 11 - Conclusion < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]