Five Strengths by Sayadaw Ashin Tejaniya

The Five Spiritual Strengths (Pañca Balā) function as a dynamic, self-reinforcing feedback loop where each quality supports and gives rise to the next:

flowchart TD
    Saddhā["**Faith** (Saddhā)"] -->|leads to| Viriya["**Effort** (Viriya)"]
    Viriya -->|leads to| Sati["**Mindfulness** (Sati)"]
    Sati -->|leads to| Samādhi["**Stability of Mind** (Samādhi)"]
    Samādhi -->|leads to| Paññā["**Wisdom** (Paññā)"]
    Paññā -->|strengthens| Saddhā

The Dynamic Loop

1. Faith & Confidence (Saddhā) $\to$ Effort (Viriya)
   • Only when there is faith or confidence, effort will arise.
2. Effort (Viriya) $\to$ Mindfulness (Sati)
   • Only when there is effort, mindfulness will become continuous.
3. Mindfulness (Sati) $\to$ Stability of Mind (Samādhi)
   • Only when mindfulness is continuous, stability of mind will become established.
4. Stability of Mind (Samādhi) $\to$ Wisdom (Paññā)
   • Only when stability of mind is established, you will start understanding things as they are.
5. Wisdom (Paññā) $\to$ Faith & Confidence (Saddhā)
   • When you start understanding things as they are, faith will grow stronger.

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Sanskrit / Pāli Terminology

Strength	Pāli	Sanskrit (Devanagari)	IAST / Sanskrit
Faith	Saddhā	श्रद्धाबलं	Śraddhābalaṃ
Effort	Viriya	वीर्यबलं	Vīryabalaṃ
Mindfulness	Sati	स्मृतिबलं	Smṛtibalaṃ
Stability of Mind	Samādhi	समाधिबलं	Samādhibalaṃ
Wisdom	Paññā	प्रज्ञाबलम्	Prajñābalam

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Source: Page 23 of Sayadaw Ashin Tejaniya’s Guide