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The Discourse in Brief
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
There the Blessed One addressed the monks thus:
"Monks."
"Venerable sir," those monks assented to the Blessed One.
The Blessed One said this:
"There are, monks, these five powers of a trainee. Which five? The power of faith, the power of shame, the power of moral fear, the power of energy, the power of wisdom - these, monks, are the five powers of a trainee.
"Therefore, monks, you should train thus - 'We will be endowed with the power of faith, a power of a trainee; we will be endowed with the power of shame, a power of a trainee; we will be endowed with the power of moral fear, a power of a trainee; we will be endowed with the power of energy, a power of a trainee; we will be endowed with the power of wisdom, a power of a trainee.' Thus indeed, monks, should you train." This is what the Blessed One said. Those monks, delighted, rejoiced in what the Blessed One had said. The first.