The Chapter on Powers
AN 5.11 Not Learned From Anyone Else Ananussutasutta
"I claim to have attained perfection and consummation of insight regarding principles not learned before from another. The Realized One has five powers of a Realized One. With these he claims the bull's place, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and turns the divine wheel. What five? The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom. These are the five powers of a Realized One. With these he claims the bull's place, roars his lion's roar in the assemblies, and turns the divine wheel."
AN 5.12 Peak Kūṭasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five powers of a trainee. What five? The powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom. These are the five powers of a trainee. Of these five powers of a trainee, 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 of a trainee, the power of wisdom is the chief. It holds and binds everything together.
So you should train like this: 'We will have the trainee's powers of faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom.' That's how you should train."
AN 5.13 In Brief Saṁkhittasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five powers. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. These are the five powers."
AN 5.14 In Detail Vitthatasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five powers. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
And what is the power of faith? It's when a noble disciple has faith in the Realized One's awakening: 'That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.' This is called the power of faith.
And what is the power of energy? It's when a noble disciple lives with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They're strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities. This is called the power of energy.
And what is the power of mindfulness? It's when a noble disciple is mindful. They have utmost mindfulness and alertness, and can remember and recall what was said and done long ago. This is called the power of mindfulness.
And what is the power of immersion? It's when a noble disciple, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. As the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, they enter and remain in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected. And with the fading away of rapture, they enter and remain in the third absorption, where they meditate with equanimity, mindful and aware, personally experiencing the bliss of which the noble ones declare, 'Equanimous and mindful, one meditates in bliss.' Giving up pleasure and pain, and ending former happiness and sadness, they enter and remain in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain, with pure equanimity and mindfulness. This is called the power of immersion.
And what is the power of wisdom? It's when a noble disciple is wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. This is called the power of wisdom.
These are the five powers."
AN 5.15 Should Be Seen Daṭṭhabbasutta
"Mendicants, there are these five powers. What five? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.
And where should the power of faith be seen? In the four factors of stream-entry.
And where should the power of energy be seen? In the four right efforts.
And where should the power of mindfulness be seen? In the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
And where should the power of immersion be seen? In the four absorptions.
And where should the power of wisdom be seen? In the four noble truths.
These are the five powers."
AN 5.16 The Peak, Again Punakūṭasutta
"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."
AN 5.17 One's Own Welfare Paṭhamahitasutta
"Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others. What five? It's when a mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. But they don't encourage others in these qualities. A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing for their own welfare, but not that of others."
AN 5.18 Welfare of Others (2nd) Dutiyahitasutta
"Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for the welfare of others, but not their own. What five? It's when a mendicant is not personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, or the knowledge and vision of freedom. But they encourage others in these qualities. A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing for the welfare of others, but not their own."
AN 5.19 The Welfare of Neither Tatiyahitasutta
"Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing neither for their own welfare, nor that of others. What five? It's when a mendicant is not personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, or the knowledge and vision of freedom. Nor do they encourage others in these qualities. A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing neither for their own welfare, nor that of others."
AN 5.20 The Welfare of Both Catutthahitasutta
"Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities is practicing for both their own welfare and that of others. What five? It's when a mendicant is personally accomplished in ethics, immersion, wisdom, freedom, and the knowledge and vision of freedom. And they encourage others in these qualities. A mendicant with these five qualities is practicing both for their own welfare and that of others."