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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFive Spiritual Faculties :—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit pañcendriya defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 47).
- Faith (śraddhā),
- Concentration (samādhi),
- Energy (vīrya),
- Mindfulness (smṛti),
- Wisdom (prajñā).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘five spiritual faculties ’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Spiritual.
Full-text: Pancendriya, Indriya, Five Powers, Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma, 22 Phenomenological Faculties.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 418 - The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 303 - The Story of Citta the Householder < [Chapter 21 - Pakiṇṇaka Vagga (Miscellaneous)]
Verse 91 - The Story of Venerable Mahākassapa < [Chapter 7 - Arahanta Vagga (The Saints)]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Samyutta Nikaya < [Part IV - Discourses Of Sariputta]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
4.1. The Meaning of Indriya (Faculties) < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
5. The Five Mental Powers (Pañcabalāni or Bala)—Introduction < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Lists of auxiliaries (bodhipākṣika or bodhipakkhiya) < [Note on the Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment]
Bhūmi 1: the joyous ground (pramuditā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Emptiness 15: Emptiness consisting of non-perception (anupalambhaśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
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 Nikāyas]