sn46.1:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
BAGIAN 1
sn46.1:1.2 “Mendicants, dragons grow and wax strong supported by the Himalayas, the king of mountains.
sn46.1:1.3 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.
sn46.1:1.4 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.
sn46.1:1.5 And how does a mendicant develop the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities?
sn46.1:1.6 It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factor of mindfulness, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.
sn46.1:1.7 They develop the awakening factor of investigation of principles …
sn46.1:1.8 They develop the awakening factor of energy …
sn46.1:1.9 They develop the awakening factor of rapture …
sn46.1:1.10 They develop the awakening factor of tranquility …
sn46.1:1.11 They develop the awakening factor of immersion …
sn46.1:1.12 They develop the awakening factor of equanimity, which relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripens as letting go.
sn46.1:1.13 That’s how a mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities.”