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The Buddha did not claim to be awakened until he realized the five faculties.
Three faculties: femininity, masculinity, and vitality.
Three faculties relating to stages in the realization of awakening.
Depending on the strength of the five faculties, one is perfected, or reaches a lesser attainment.
Six faculties: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind.
Six faculties: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. One who understand these is a stream-enterer.
Six faculties: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. One who is freed by understanding these is perfected.
The Buddha did not claim to be awakened until he realized the origin, the passing, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape regarding the six faculties.
A true ascetic understands the six faculties in terms of gratification, drawback, and escape.
A true ascetic understands the six faculties in terms of the four noble truths.