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The Chapter of the Sun Consecutive Repetitions
1.
The Good Friend Discourse
49. At Sāvatthī. "For the rising of the sun, monks, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - the break of dawn; just so, monks, for a monk, for the arising of the noble eightfold path, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - good friendship. For a monk with good friends, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk with good friends develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus, monks, a monk with good friends develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The first.
2-6.
The Set of Five Discourses Beginning with the Accomplishment in Morality
50-54. "For the rising of the sun, monks, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - the break of dawn; just so, monks, for a monk, for the arising of the noble eightfold path, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - accomplishment in morality. For a monk accomplished in morality, monks, this is to be expected - that is to say - accomplishment in desire... that is to say - accomplishment in self... that is to say - accomplishment in right view... that is to say - accomplishment in diligence... The sixth.
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The Accomplishment in Wise Attention Discourse
55. "For the rising of the sun, monks, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - the break of dawn; just so, monks, for a monk, for the arising of the noble eightfold path, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - accomplishment in wise attention. For a monk accomplished in wise attention, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk accomplished in wise attention develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release, etc. he develops right concentration, based upon seclusion, based upon dispassion, based upon cessation, maturing in release. Thus, monks, a monk accomplished in wise attention develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The seventh.
1.
The Good Friend Discourse
56. "For the rising of the sun, monks, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - the break of dawn; just so, monks, for a monk, for the arising of the noble eightfold path, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - good friendship. For a monk with good friends, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk with good friends develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk with good friends develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The first.
2-6.
The Set of Five Discourses Beginning with the Accomplishment in Morality
57-61. "For the rising of the sun, monks, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - the break of dawn; just so, monks, for a monk, for the arising of the noble eightfold path, this is the forerunner, this is the advanced sign, that is to say - accomplishment in morality... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in desire... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in self... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in right view... etc. that is to say - accomplishment in diligence... etc. The sixth.
7.
The Accomplishment in Wise Attention Discourse
62. "That is to say - accomplishment in wise attention. For a monk accomplished in wise attention, monks, this is to be expected - he will develop the noble eightfold path, he will cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how, monks, does a monk accomplished in wise attention develop the noble eightfold path, cultivate the noble eightfold path? Here, monks, a monk develops right view, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal, etc. he develops right concentration, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk accomplished in wise attention develops the noble eightfold path, cultivates the noble eightfold path." The seventh.
The Sun Repetition Chapter is the sixth.
Its summary:
View and diligence, wise is the seventh.