The Discourse giving the Analysis of the Topics
Arthaviniścayasūtram
7. The Twenty-Two Faculties
Herein, monastics, what are the twenty-two faculties?
They are as follows:
- The eye faculty,
- the ear faculty,
- the nose faculty,
- the tongue faculty,
- the body faculty,
- the mind faculty,
- the female faculty,
- the male faculty,
- the life faculty,
- the suffering faculty,
- the sorrow faculty,
- the pleasure faculty,
- the well-being faculty,
- the equanimity faculty,
- the faith faculty,
- the energy faculty,
- the mindfulness faculty,
- the concentration faculty,
- the wisdom faculty,
- the ‘I-will-know-the-unknown’ faculty,
- the understanding faculty,
- the complete understanding faculty.
These, monastics, are the twenty-two faculties.