37 Wings to Awakenings

This diagram is inspired from the book The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pāli Canon, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

The Seven Sets

The Four Frames of Reference
(satipaṭṭhāna)

  1. Remaining focused on the body in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.
  2. Remaining focused on feelings in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.
  3. Remaining focused on the mind in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.
  4. Remaining focused on mental qualities in & of themselves—ardent, alert, & mindful—putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world.

The Four Right Exertions
(sammappadhāna)

  1. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one’s intent for the sake of the non-arising of evil, unskillful qualities that have not yet arisen.
  2. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one’s intent for the sake of the abandoning of evil, unskillful qualities that have arisen.
  3. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one’s intent for the sake of the arising of skillful qualities that have not yet arisen.
  4. Generating desire, endeavoring, arousing persistence, upholding & exerting one’s intent for the maintenance, non-confusion, increase, plenitude, development, & culmination of skillful qualities that have arisen.

The Four Bases of Power
(iddhipāda)

  1. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on desire & the fabrications of exertion.
  2. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on persistence & the fabrications of exertion.
  3. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on intent & the fabrications of exertion.
  4. Developing the base of power endowed with concentration founded on discrimination & the fabrications of exertion.

The Five Faculties
(indrīya)

  1. The faculty of conviction (saddhindrīya).
  2. The faculty of persistence (viriyindrīya).
  3. The faculty of mindfulness (satindrīya).
  4. The faculty of concentration (samādhindrīya).
  5. The faculty of discernment (paññindrīya).

The Five Strengths
(bala)

  1. The strength of conviction (saddhā-bala).
  2. The strength of persistence (viriya-bala).
  3. The strength of mindfulness (sati-bala).
  4. The strength of concentration (samādhi-bala).
  5. The strength of discernment (paññā-bala).

The Seven Factors for Awakening
(bojjhaṅga)

  1. Mindfulness as a factor for Awakening (sati-sambojjhaṅga).
  2. Analysis of qualities as a factor for Awakening (dhamma-vicaya-sambojjhaṅga).
  3. Persistence as a factor for Awakening (viriya-sambojjhaṅga).
  4. Rapture as a factor for Awakening (pīti-sambojjhaṅga).
  5. Serenity as a factor for Awakening (passaddhi-sambojjhaṅga).
  6. Concentration as a factor for Awakening (samādhi-sambojjhaṅga).
  7. Equanimity as a factor for Awakening (upekkhā-sambojjhaṅga).

The Noble Eightfold Path
(ariya-magga)

  1. Right view (sammā-diṭṭhi).
  2. Right resolve (sammā-saṅkappa).
  3. Right speech (sammā-vācā).
  4. Right action (sammā-kammanta).
  5. Right livelihood (sammā-ājīva).
  6. Right effort (sammā-vāyāma).
  7. Right mindfulness (sammā-sati).
  8. Right concentration (sammā-samādhi).