Parent:: [[Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma|37 Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā]]
Related:: [[Nivarana|5 Hindrances]]
# Satta Bojjhaṅga (7 Factors of Awakening)
> [!info] The 7 Awakening Factors
> 1. [[Sati]] (Rememberance / Mindfulness)
> 2. **Dhammavicaya** (Investigation of [[Dhamma]]) — e.g. [[Etam Santam|Etan Santan ...]])
> 3. [[Viriya|Vīriya]] (Energy)
> 4. [[Piti|Pīti]] (Rapture) — See [[Jhana]]
> 5. [[Passaddhi]] (Tranquility)
> 6. [[Samadhi]] (Immersion)
> 7. [[Upekkha]] (Equanimity)
![[DN34 Dasuttarasutta#^7-bojjhanga]]
## [[Nivarana|5 Hindrances]] and 7 Bojjhaṅga Factors
![[Nivarana#^hindrances-and-no-hindrances]]
## Developing
![[MN2 Sabbāsavasutta#^7-bojjhanga]]
## Notes
![[(2020-08-13) (Superb) Vilas on how to do mindfulness meditation and SatiPatthana! @Awareness#This also gets one over to 7 Bojjhanga factors as one experiences all the 4 foundations of mindfulness]]
## Videos
- (Clip) How the 7 factors works in [[Jhana|Jhāna]] ([Youtube](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxgXuIiJmbRs5h82hoUU-L_XKpdZRMuYj5?si=tHHVcd9twHOeVB1a))
## Suttas
- Hindrances & Bojjhanga factors
- SN46.51 Āhārasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn46.51/en/sujato)) ([Blog](https://spiritualessence.in/2025/12/20/struggling-to-meditate-the-buddhas-7-step-diagnostic-toolkit/)) ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf7BxI8bNDw))
- Important sutta on understanding Hindrances and Bojjhanga factors
- SN46.37 Āvaraṇanīvaraṇasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn46.37/en/sujato))
- The 5 Hindrances "obstructs" wisdom whereas the 7 Bojjhanga factors "unobstructs" it