The 37 'things pertaining to enlightenment', or
'requisites of enlightenment' comprise the entire doctrines of the Buddha.
They are:
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the 4 foundations of mindfulness (satipatthāna, q.v.),
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the 4 right efforts (s. padhāna),
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the 4 roads to power (iddhi-pāda, q.v.),
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the 5 spiritual abilities (indriya; s.
bala),
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the 5 spiritual powers (bala, q.v.),
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the 7 factors of enlightenment (bojjhanga),
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the Noble 8-fold Path (s. magga).
In M.77 all the 37 bodhipakkhiya-dhammā are
enumerated and explained though not called by that name.
A detailed explanation
of them is given in Vis.M. XXII. In S.XLVII, 51, 67, only the five spiritual
abilities (indriya) are called bodhipakkhiya-dhammā; and in the
Jhāna-Vibhanga, only the 7 factors of enlightenment (bojjhanga).
See The Requisites of Enlightenment, by Ledi Sayadaw
(WHEEL 169/172).

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