“Bhikkhus, there are these five powers. What five? The power of faith, the power of energy, the power of mindfulness, the power of concentration, and the power of wisdom. These are the five powers. Among these five powers, the power of wisdom is foremost, the one that holds all in place, the one that unifies them. Just as the peak is the chief part of a peaked-roof house, the part that that holds all in place, that unifies them, so among these five powers, the power of wisdom is foremost, the one that holds all in place, the one that unifies them.”
an.5.16 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Peak (2)
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
The Peak, Again
“Mendicants, there are these five powers.What five?
The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
These are the five powers.
Of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.
It’s like a bungalow. The roof-peak is the chief point, which holds and binds everything together.
In the same way, of these five powers, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.”