Bodjanga

Bodjanga

Bodjanga (from Pali enlightenment factors) — seven factors in the Pali Canon that a practitioner must develop in order to achieve enlightenment. It is noted that, having developed one, it generates, as in the chain, the following. The factors are as follows:

1. Awareness (sati) — this includes the practice of satipatthana.
2. Study of the Dhamma (dhamma vichaya) — a study of both the teachings of Buddha (Pali: "Dhamma", Sanskrit: "Dharma"), and the phenomena of the world (Pali: "Dharmas", Sanskrit: "Dharmas").
3. Diligence (viriya) — is described as a mental quality that arises in mind as a result of an interest in study of previous phenomenon.
4. Delight (piti) — arises due to the preoccupation with the process of research and the elimination for the time of five disturbances of the mind.
5. Serenity (passaddhi) — the ease that is felt when the mind is saturated with delight and as a result calms down.
6. Concentration (samadhi) — as a result of calming the mind becomes focused.
7. Equanimity (upekkha) — the result of concentration of the mind and lack of clinging to emerging phenomena.