Balani -- Powers

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Balani

Powers

PTS: Dialogs of the Buddha III, #33: The Recital, T.W. and C.A.F. Rhys Davids, trans., pp201

WP: The Long Discourses of the Buddha, #33: The Chanting Together, M. Walshe, trans., pp479

PTS: Anguttara-Nikaya, III, Book of the Fives, pp 1 ff. Edited by Prof. E. Hardy
The Book of the Gradual Sayings, III: The Book of the Fives, E.M. Hare, trans., pp 1 ff.

Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Nanamoli	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
Bala	Ability, Enabler, Power, Ally	Powers, attributes					powers	powers	strengths	powers
Saddh¤	Faith, Trust	Faith	Faith		Faith	Faith	Faith		Conviction	Faith
viriya	Energy, virility	energy	energy	Practice	energy	energy	energy	energy, effort	Persistence	energy	energy
hiri	Sense of Shame	Conscienciousness			sense of shame	shame	conscientiousness	conscientiousness	Moral Shame	Moral Shame	Sense of Shame
ottappa	Fear of Blame	Fear of Blame			fear of wrongdoing	fear of wrongdoing	discretion	discretion	Fear of Wrongdoing	Moral Dread	fear of blame
sati	Mental Satisfaction, Memory, Mind	mindfulness	mindfulness	Attentiveness	mindfulness	mindfulness	mindfulness	mindfulness	mindfulness	Mindfulness	Mindfulness
sam¤dhi	Getting High	concentration	concentration	Equilibrium, Mental Repose	concentration	concentration	rapture	concentration	concentration	Concentration	concentration
pa¾¾¤	Wisdom	Insight	Intuitive Wisdom	understanding, penetrative awareness, the primal knowledge	wisdom	wisdom	Intelligence		Discernment	Wisdom

**Pali Text Society, Pali English Dictionary (edited entry):**
Bala: [Vedic bala, most likely to Lat. de-bilis "without strength" (cp. E. debility, P. dubbala), and Gr. be/ltistos (superl.)=Sk. balis.Âha the strongest....1. strength, power, force D II.73; A I.244...(one of the 4 blessings, viz. ¤yu, va¼¼a, sukha, bala...)...- adj. bala strong...2. an army, military force...- Eight bal¤ni or strong points are 1. of young children (ru¼¼a-balaµ). 2. of womanhood (kodha-). 3. of robbers (¤vudha-). 4. of kings (issariya-), 5. of fools (ujjhatti-). 6. of wise men (nijjhatti-). 7. of the deeply learned (paÂisankh¤na-). 8. of sama¼as and br¤hma¼as (khanti-)... -- Five bal¤ni of women are: r¬pabalaµ, bhoga-, ¾¤ti-, putta-, s¨la-... The five-fold force (balaµ pa¾ca-vidhaµ) of a king...consists of b¤h¤balaµ strength of arms, bhoga- of wealth, amacca- of counsellors, abhijacca- of high birth, pa¾¾¤- the force of wisdom; in the religious sense five bal¤ni or powers are commonly enumd: saddh¤balaµ, viriya-, sati-, sam¤dhi-, pa¾¾¤- A III.12; D II.120; M II.12, III.296; S III.96, 153; IV.366, V.219, 249... They correspond to the 5 indriy¤ni and are developed with them...they are cultivated to destroy the five uddhambh¤giy¤ni saµyojan¤ni S V.251. They are freq. referred to in instructions of the Buddha about the constituents of the "Dhamma," culminating in the eightfold Path, viz. catt¤ro satipaÂÂh¤n¤, samappadh¤n¤, catt¤ro iddhip¤d¤, pa¾cindriyani, p. bal¤ni, sattabojjhang¤ni, ariyo aÂÂhangiko maggo e. g. S III.96... Two bal¤ni are specially mentioned A I.52 (paÂisankh¤nabalaµ and bh¤van¤-), also D III.213, followed here by the other "pair" satibalaµ and sam¤dhi-. There are four bal¤ni of the ariyas¤vaka, by which he overcomes the five fears (pa¾ca bhay¤ni q. v.); the four are pa¾¾¤balaµ, viriya-, anavajja- sang¤ha- A IV.363 sq., as given at A II.141, also the foll. 3 groups of catt¤ri bal¤ni: -- (1) saddh¤balaµ, viriya-, sati-, sam¤dhi-, cp. D III.229. -- (2) sati- sam¤dhi-, anavajja-, sang¤ha-. (3) paÂisankh¤na-, bh¤van¤-, anavajja-, sang¤ha-. -- For 4 bal¤ni see also D III.229 note... The ten bal¤ni of the Tath¤gata consist of his perfect comprehension in ten fields of knowledge A V.32 sq.; M I.69...In a similar setting 10 powers are given as consisting in the knowledge of the PaÂiccasamupp¤da at S II.27, 28. ... There are seven bal¤ni D III.253, and seven kh¨¼¤sava-bal¤ni 283 i. e. saddh¤balaµ, viriya-, sati-, sam¤dhi-, pa¾¾¤-, hiri- and ottappa-.