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sn.46.50 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

External Factor

“Bhikkhus, as to external factors, I do not see any other factor that is so helpful for the arising of the seven factors of enlightenment as this: good friendship. When a bhikkhu has a good friend, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate the seven factors of enlightenment.” The rest as in §12.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

Exterior

“Taking into account exterior factors, mendicants, I do not see a single one that gives rise to the seven awakening factors like good friendship. …”