<p>Maurice Walshe's note in his "<a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B004124JKK" rel="nofollow">Long Discourses</a>" says:</p>

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  <p>"[note 1150]..These five ‘faculties’ (faith, etc. as 6 (vi)) become powers (i.e. unshakeable by their opposites) from First Path (Stream Entry) onwards.."</p>
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<p>You use the faculty (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriya" rel="nofollow">Indriya</a>) to exert the strength (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Strengths" rel="nofollow">Bala</a>). Say you are a person generally strong in saddha you can use this fact to apply saddha for your spiritual development.</p>

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<p>In the <em>Bodhipakkhiya</em> (the 37 factors of enlightenment) are mentioned the <em>Panca Indriya</em> and the <em>Panca Bala</em>. Both sets have the same factors: <em>saddha</em>; <em>virya</em>; <em>sati</em>; <em>samadhi</em> and <em>panna</em>. Why are those sets separately mentioned?</p>

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Bodhipakkhiya: Panca Indriya versus Panca Bala
# Bodhipakkhiya: Panca Indriya versus Panca Bala

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-09)

In the *Bodhipakkhiya* (the 37 factors of enlightenment) are mentioned the *Panca Indriya* and the *Panca Bala*. Both sets have the same factors: *saddha*; *virya*; *sati*; *samadhi* and *panna*. Why are those sets separately mentioned?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-01-09. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You use the faculty ([Indriya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriya)) to exert the strength ([Bala](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Strengths)). Say you are a person generally strong in saddha you can use this fact to apply saddha for your spiritual development.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-09. Score: 1

Maurice Walshe's note in his "[Long Discourses](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B004124JKK)" says:

> "[note 1150]..These five ‘faculties’ (faith, etc. as 6 (vi)) become powers (i.e. unshakeable by their opposites) from First Path (Stream Entry) onwards.."


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