The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The First Chapter for Recitation
3) For as long, monks, as the monks will develop the factor of Perfect
Awakening that is Energy, surely growth, monks, is to be expected
for the monks, not decline.
4) For as long, monks, as the monks will develop the factor of Perfect
Awakening that is Rapture, surely growth, monks, is to be expected
for the monks, not decline.
5) For as long, monks, as the monks will develop the factor of Perfect
Awakening that is Calm, surely growth, monks, is to be expected
for the monks, not decline.
6) For as long, monks, as the monks will develop the factor of Perfect
Awakening that is Concentration, surely growth, monks, is to be
expected for the monks, not decline.
7) For as long, monks, as the monks will develop the factor of Perfect
Awakening that is Equanimity, surely growth, monks, is to be
expected for the monks, not decline.
For as long, monks, as the monks will maintain these seven things
which prevent decline, and the monks will agree with these seven
things which prevent decline, surely growth, monks, is to be expected
for the monks, not decline.
26 These are known as the Seven Factors of Complete Awakening
(Sattasambojjhaṅga) see Saṅgītisuttaṁ (DN 33), and Bojjhaṅgasamyuttaṁ
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