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Bala io6 Balisa
arms, bhoga° of wealth, araacca" of counsellors, abhijacca"
of high birth, panna" the force of wisdom ; in the
religious sense five balani or powers are commonly
enura"* : saddhabalat), viriya", sati% samadhi°, paniia"
A III. 12; D II. 120; M II. 12, 111.296; S III. 96, 153;
IV. 366, V.219, 249; Ps 11.56, 86, 166, 174, 223; 11.84,
133, 168 etc. They correspond to the 5 indriyani and
are developed with them. S v. 2 19, 220 ;
Nett
31 ; they
are cultivated to destroy the five uddhambhagiyani
sagyojanani 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.
cattaro satipatthana, samappadhana, cattaro iddhipada,
paiicindriyani, p. balani, sattabojjhangani, ariyo
atthangiko maggo e. g. S 111.96 ; Ps 11.56 ; Nd^ 13 =360
= Nd2 420; Nd- s. V. satipatthana; and passim. [Cp.
BSk. catvara rddhipadah paiic' endriyani p. balani,
sapta bodhyangani etc. Divy 208. J Two balani are
specially mentioned A 1.52 (patisankhanabalar) and
bhavana"), also D 111.213, followed here by the other
" pair " satibalag and samadhi". There are four balani
of the ariyasavaka, by which he overcomes the five
fears (pafica bhayani q. v.); the four are paiiiiabalar),
viriya", anavajja° sangaha" A iv.363 sq., as given at
A II. 141, also the foil. 3 groups of cattari balani:
(i) saddhabalar), viriya\ sati", samadhi", cp. D 111.229.
— (2) sati° samadhi, anavajja", sangaha". (3) pati-
sankhana", bhavana'^, anavajja", sangaha". — For 4
balani see also D 111.229 note, and for patisankhanabala
(power of computation) see Dhs. trsl. 1353. The
ten balani of the Tathagata consist of his perfect comprehension
in ten fields of knowledge A v. 32 sq. ;
M 1.69; Nd2 466; Miln 105, 285; \'bhA 397. — In a
similar setting 10 powers are given as consisting ifi the
knowledge of the Paticcasamuppada at S 11.27, 28.
The balani of the savaka are distinct from those of the
Tathagatha : Kvu 228 sq. — There are seven balani
D III. 253, and seven khinasava-balani 283 i. e. saddhabalat),
viriya" sati°, samadhi", panfia", hiri° and ottappa".
The same group is repeated in the Abhidhamma ;
126. The Ps. also enumerates seven
Dhs
58, 95, 102 ; DhsA
khinasavabalani 1.35 ; and sixty-eight balani 11. 168 sq.
-agga front of an army, troops in array D 1.6 ; Vin
IV. 107, cp. DA 1.85. -4nika (adj.) with strong array
Sn 623; Dh 399 (cp. DhA iv.164). -kaya a body of
troops, an army cp. Fick, Sociale Gliederung p. 52 note ;
(also in BSk. e. g. Divy 63, 315) A 1.109 ; iv.107, 1 10 ;
S 1.58 ; J 1.437 (°r) sarjharati to draw up troops) ; 11.76 ;
III. 319; V.124; VI. 224, 451; DhA 1.393; PugA 249.
-kotthaka fortress, camp J 1.179 ; Mhvs25, 29. -(k)kara
application of force, violence J 1.476; 11. 421; in. 447 ;
instr. "ena by force PvA 68, 113. -gumba a serried
troop J 11.406. -cakka wheel of power, of sovereignty
Dpvs VI. 2. -ttha a military official, palace guard,
royal messenger Miln 234, 241, 264, 314; Mhvs 34, 17.
-da strength-giving S 1.32 ; Sn 297. -dayin id. A 11.64.
-deva " God of strength " N. of the elder brother of
Kanha J iv.82 ; Nd' 89, 92 (Vasudeva4- ) ; Vism 233
(id), -(p)patta grown-strong DhsA 118 (v. 1. phala').
-vahana troops, an army J 11. 319, iv.iyo, 433;
VI. 391, 458. -vira a hero in strength Vv 53', cp.
VvA 231. -sata for palasata, q. v. (cp. J.P.T.S. 1908,
:o8 note).
Bala' [cp. *Sk. bala: Halayudha 5, 23; & P. balaka] a
species of carrion crow J v. 268 ; also in cpd. bal'ankapada
having crow's feet, i. e. spreading feet (perhaps
for balaka" ?) J vi.548 (C. expl°'- by pattharita-pada,
read pattharita").
Balaka (adj.) [fr. bala] strong; only in kisa" of meagre
strength, weakly M 1.226; and dub° weak M 1.435.
Cp. balika.
Balata (f.) [abstr. fr. bala] strength, lit. strength-quality
M 1.325.
Balati [fr. bal, as in bala] to live KhA 124 (in def. of bala
as " balanti ananti ti bala ").
Balatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. bala, cp. balata] strength, only in
cpd. dubbalatta weakness J 11. 154.
Balavata (f.) [abstr. fr. balavant; cp. Epic Sk. balavatta]
strength, force (also in military sense) J 11.369 (arakkhassa
b.) ; Miln loi (kusalassa & akusalassa kammassa
b.).
Balavant (adj.) [fr. bala] strong, powerful, sturdy M 1.244
(purisa) S 1.222 ; J ii.4