Himavantasutta
Dragons nurture their strength in the Himalayas, then enter the rivers and reach the ocean. So too, a mendicant nurtures ethics and then develops the seven awakening factors.
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Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.1
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1. Pabbatavagga
1. Mountains
Himavantasutta
The Himalaya
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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
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“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, himavantaṁ pabbatarājānaṁ nissāya nāgā kāyaṁ vaḍḍhenti, balaṁ gāhenti;
“Mendicants, dragons grow and wax strong supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
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te tattha kāyaṁ vaḍḍhetvā balaṁ gāhetvā kusobbhe otaranti, kusobbhe otaritvā mahāsobbhe otaranti, mahāsobbhe otaritvā kunnadiyo otaranti, kunnadiyo otaritvā mahānadiyo otaranti, mahānadiyo otaritvā mahāsamuddasāgaraṁ otaranti; te tattha mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ āpajjanti kāyena;
When they’re strong they dive into the pools. Then they dive into the lakes, the streams, the rivers, and finally the ocean. There they acquire a great and abundant body.
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evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesu.
In the same way, a mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities.
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Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesūti?
And how does a mendicant develop the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities?
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Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ;
It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factor of mindfulness, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.
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dhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe…
They develop the awakening factor of investigation of principles …
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vīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe…
They develop the awakening factor of energy …
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pītisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe…
They develop the awakening factor of rapture …
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passaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe…
They develop the awakening factor of tranquility …
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samādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti …pe…
They develop the awakening factor of immersion …
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upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ.
They develop the awakening factor of equanimity, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.
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Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto mahantattaṁ vepullattaṁ pāpuṇāti dhammesū”ti.
That’s how a mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities.”
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Paṭhamaṁ.
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