Nyanatiloka Buddhist Dictionary

8. masculinity: purisa9. vitality: jívita5 Feelings (vedaná, q. v.)10. bodily pleasant feeling: sukha11. bodily pain: dukkha12. gladness: somanassa13. sadness: domanassa14. indifference: upekkhá5 Spiritual Faculties (s. bala)15. faith: saddhá16. energy: viriya17. mindfulness: sati18. concentration: samádhi19. wisdom: paññá3 Supermundane Faculties20. the assurance: 'I shall know what I did not yet know!': aññátañ-ñassámít' indriya21. the faculty of highest knowledge: aññindriya22. the faculty of him who knows: aññátávindriya.(1-5, 7-8) are physical; (9) is either physical or mental. All the rest are mental. - (14) (s. upekkhá) is heremerely indifferent feeling (= adukkha-m-asukhá vedaná, i.e. 'neither pleasant nor unpleasant feeling') and notidentical with that highly ethical state of equanimity (= tatramajjhattatá, i.e. 'keeping everywhere themiddle', the equipoise of mind), also called upekkhá which belongs to the group of mental formations(sankhára-kkhandha; s. Tab II). - (20) arises at the moment of entering the Sotápatti-Path (sotápatti-magga),(21) on reaching the Sotápatti-Fruition (sotápatti-phala), (22) at attaining the Arahat-Fruition(arahatta-phala). For the three last, s. ariya-puggala.The faculties, excepting (7) and (8), form one of the 24 conditions (paccaya 16, q.v.).In Vibh. V all these faculties are treated in the above order, whereas S. XLVIII enumerates and explains themby way of the above indicated groups, leaving only 20-22 unexplained. See Vis XVI; Path 138ff. - For the 5spiritual faculties (15-19), s. The Way of Wisdom (WHEEL 65/66).indriya-paccaya: s. paccaya 16.indriya-samatta: 'equilibrium, balance, or harmony of faculties', relates to the 5 spiritual faculties: faith,energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom (s. indriya 15-19). Of these there are two pairs of faculties,in each of which both faculties should well counter-balance each other, namely: faith and wisdom (saddhá,paññá, q.v.) on the one hand and energy and concentration (viriya, samádhi, q.v.) on the other. For excessivefaith with deficient wisdom leads to blind belief, whilst excessive wisdom with deficient faith leads tocunning. In the same way, great energy with weak concentration leads to restlessness, whilst strong