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The Discourse on Attainment
481.
"There are, monks, these five faculties.
Which five?
The faith faculty, etc.
the wisdom faculty, etc.
And what, monks, is the faith faculty?
Here, monks, a noble disciple has faith, he believes in the enlightenment of the Truth-finder -
'Thus indeed is the Blessed One: the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, accomplished in true knowledge and conduct, the Fortunate One, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, Teacher of gods and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One' -
this is called, monks, the faith faculty.
"And what, monks, is the energy faculty? Whatever energy one gains concerning the four right strivings - this is called, monks, the energy faculty.
"And what, monks, is the mindfulness faculty? Whatever mindfulness one gains concerning the four establishments of mindfulness - this is called, monks, the mindfulness faculty.
"And what, monks, is the concentration faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple, having made release the object, gains concentration, gains unified focus of mind - this is called, monks, the concentration faculty.
"And what, monks, is the wisdom faculty? Here, monks, a noble disciple is wise, endowed with wisdom that discerns rise and fall, noble, penetrative, leading rightly to the complete elimination of suffering - this is called, monks, the wisdom faculty. These, monks, are the five faculties." The first.