Punakūṭasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.16

Numbered Discourses 5.16

2. Balavagga

2. Powers

Punakūṭasutta

The Peak, Again

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, balāni.

“Mendicants, there are these five powers.

Katamāni pañca?

What five?

Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ—

The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca balāni.

These are the five powers.

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ balānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalaṁ.

Of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ kūṭaṁ.

It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ balānaṁ etaṁ aggaṁ etaṁ saṅgāhikaṁ etaṁ saṅghātaniyaṁ, yadidaṁ paññābalan”ti.

In the same way, of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.