Paññavantasutta
Wise
“‘Paññavā aneḷamūgo, paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti, bhante, vuccati.
“Sir they speak of a person who is ‘wise and clever’.
Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccatī”ti?
How is a person who is wise and clever defined?”
“Sattannaṁ kho, bhikkhu, bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccati.
“Mendicant, they’re called wise and clever because they’ve developed and cultivated the seven awakening factors.
Katamesaṁ sattannaṁ?
What seven?
Satisambojjhaṅgassa …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgassa—
The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.
imesaṁ kho, bhikkhu, sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ‘paññavā aneḷamūgo’ti vuccatī”ti.
They’re called wise and clever because they’ve developed and cultivated these seven awakening factors.”
