• Linked Discourses 48.70 Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.70
  • 7. On the Side of Awakening 7. Bodhipakkhiyavagga

A Tree (4th) Catuttharukkhasutta

ā€œMendicants, of all the trees belonging to the phoenixes, the Red Silk-Cotton Tree is said to be the best. ā€œSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci supaṇṇānaṁ rukkhā, kūṭasimbalÄ« tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati; In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened. evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paƱƱindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāya. And what are the qualities on the side of awakening? Katame ca, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyā dhammā? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom are qualities on the side of awakening, in that they lead to awakening. Saddhindriyaṁ, bhikkhave, bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati …pe… paƱƱindriyaṁ bodhipakkhiyo dhammo, taṁ bodhāya saṁvattati. Of all the trees belonging to the phoenixes, the Red Silk-Cotton Tree is said to be the best. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci supaṇṇānaṁ rukkhā, kūṭasimbalÄ« tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati; In the same way, the faculty of wisdom is said to be the best of the qualities on the side of awakening; that is, for becoming awakened.ā€ evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci bodhipakkhiyā dhammā, paƱƱindriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṁ—bodhāyÄā€ti.

Bodhipakkhiyavaggo sattamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Saṁyojanā anusayā, pariññā āsavakkhayā; Dve phalā caturo rukkhā, vaggo tena pavuccatīti.