Seven Factors of Awakening

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Seven Factors of Awakening (sattabojjhaṅgā) Mindfulness (sati) Investigation (dhamma vicaya) Heroic effort (viriya) Bliss (pīti) Calm (passaddhi) Samādhi Equanimity (upekkha)
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In Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening (Pali: satta bojjhaṅgā or satta sambojjhaṅgā; Skt.: sapta bodhyanga) are:

• Mindfulness (sati, Sanskrit smṛti). To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings (dhamma).
• Investigation of the nature of reality (dhamma vicaya, Skt. dharmapravicaya).
• Energy (viriya, Skt. vīrya) also determination, effort
• Joy or rapture (pīti, Skt. prīti)
• Relaxation or tranquility (passaddhi, Skt. prashrabdhi) of both body and mind
• Concentration (samādhi) a calm, one-pointed state of mind,^[1] or "bringing the buried latencies or samskaras into full view"^[2]
• Equanimity (upekkhā, Skt. upekshā). To accept reality as-it-is (yathā-bhuta) without craving or aversion.

This evaluation of seven awakening factors is one of the "Seven Sets" of "Awakening-related states" (bodhipakkhiyadhamma).

The Pali word bojjhanga is a compound of bodhi ("awakening," "enlightenment") and anga ("factor").^[3]