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The Chapter on Perceptions
1.
The First Discourse on Perception
61. "Monks, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and great benefit, grounded upon the Deathless, having the Deathless as their final goal. What five? Perception of foulness, perception of death, perception of danger, perception of repulsiveness in food, perception of discontent with the whole world - these, monks, are the five perceptions which, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and great benefit, grounded upon the Deathless, having the Deathless as their final goal." The first.
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The Second Discourse on Perception
62. "Monks, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and great benefit, grounded upon the Deathless, having the Deathless as their final goal. What five? Perception of impermanence, perception of non-self, perception of death, perception of repulsiveness in food, perception of discontent with the whole world - these, monks, are the five perceptions which, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and great benefit, grounded upon the Deathless, having the Deathless as their final goal." The second.
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The First Discourse on Growth
63. "Monks, a noble disciple growing with five kinds of growth grows with noble growth, and becomes one who takes the substance and one who takes the excellent of the body. Which five? She grows in faith, grows in morality, grows in learning, grows in generosity, grows in wisdom - Monks, a noble disciple growing with these five kinds of growth grows with noble growth, and becomes one who takes the substance and one who takes the excellent of the body."
In wisdom, generosity, and learning - both;
Such a good person, discerning,
Takes the substance here for himself." The third.
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The Second Discourse on Growth
64. "Monks, a female noble disciple growing with five kinds of growth grows with noble growth and becomes one who takes the substance and one who takes the excellent of the body. Which five? She grows in faith, grows in morality, grows in learning, grows in generosity, grows in wisdom - Monks, a female noble disciple growing with these five kinds of growth grows with noble growth, and becomes one who takes the substance and one who takes the excellent of the body."
In wisdom, generosity, and learning - both;
Such a virtuous female lay follower,
Takes the substance here for himself." The fourth.
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The Discourse on Discussion
65. "Monks, a monk possessed of five qualities is suitable for discussion with fellow monks in the holy life. Which five? Here, monks, a monk is himself accomplished in morality, and is one who answers a question that has come in a talk on accomplishment in morality; he is himself accomplished in concentration, and is one who answers a question that has come in a talk on accomplishment in concentration; he is himself accomplished in wisdom, and is one who answers a question that has come in a talk on accomplishment in wisdom; he is himself accomplished in liberation, and is one who answers a question that has come in a talk on accomplishment in liberation; he is himself accomplished in knowledge and vision of liberation, and is one who answers a question that has come in a talk on accomplishment in knowledge and vision of liberation. Monks, a monk possessed of these five qualities is suitable for discussion with fellow monks in the holy life." The fifth.
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The Discourse on Way of Life
66. "Monks, a monk possessed of five qualities is suitable for living together with fellow monks in the holy life. Which five? Here, monks, a monk is himself accomplished in morality, and is one who answers a question that has been formulated in a talk on accomplishment in morality; he is himself accomplished in concentration, and is one who answers a question that has been formulated in a talk on accomplishment in concentration; he is himself accomplished in wisdom, and is one who answers a question that has been formulated in a talk on accomplishment in wisdom; he is himself accomplished in liberation, and is one who answers a question that has been formulated in a talk on accomplishment in liberation; he is himself accomplished in knowledge and vision of liberation, and is one who answers a question that has been formulated in a talk on accomplishment in knowledge and vision of liberation. Monks, a monk possessed of these five qualities is suitable for living together with fellow monks in the holy life." The sixth.
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The First Discourse on the Basis for Spiritual Power
67. "Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, develops five qualities, cultivates five qualities, for that one, one of two fruits is to be expected - final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning.
Which five? Here, monks, a monk develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy, etc. concentration due to mind, develops the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving, with enthusiasm as the fifth. Whoever indeed, monks, whether monk or nun, develops these five qualities, cultivates these five qualities, for that one, one of two fruits is to be expected - final liberating knowledge in this very life; or, if there is a residue of clinging, non-returning." The seventh.
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The Second Discourse on the Basis for Spiritual Power
68. "Before, monks, prior to the enlightenment, while still unenlightened, being just a Bodhisatta, I developed five qualities, I cultivated five qualities. Which five? I developed the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to desire and volitional activities of striving, concentration due to energy... concentration due to mind, I developed the basis for spiritual power that possesses concentration due to investigation and volitional activities of striving, with enthusiasm as the fifth. So I, monks, because of having developed and cultivated these qualities with enthusiasm as the fifth, towards whatever mental state to be realised by direct knowledge I inclined the mind for realisation by direct knowledge, in each and every case I attained the ability to witness, when there is a basis for mindfulness.
"If I wished - 'May I experience the various kinds of supernormal power, etc. may I exercise mastery with my body even as far as the Brahma world' - in each and every case I attained the ability to witness, when there is a basis for mindfulness.
"If I wished, etc. 'With the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge myself, having attained, may I dwell in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions' - in each and every case I attained the ability to witness, when there is a basis for mindfulness." The eighth.
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The Discourse on Disenchantment
69. "Monks, these five qualities, when developed and cultivated, lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to highest enlightenment, to Nibbāna.
Which five? Here, monks, a monk dwells observing foulness in the body, perceiving repulsiveness in food, perceiving discontent in the whole world, observing impermanence in all activities, and the perception of death is well established internally for him. These, monks, are the five qualities which, when developed and cultivated, lead exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to highest enlightenment, to Nibbāna." The ninth.
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The Discourse on the Elimination of Mental Corruptions
70. "Monks, these five qualities, when developed and cultivated, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions. Which five? Here, monks, a monk dwells observing foulness in the body, perceiving repulsiveness in food, perceiving discontent in the whole world, observing impermanence in all activities, and the perception of death is well established internally for him. These, monks, are the five qualities which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions." The tenth.
The Chapter on Perception is second.
Its summary:
And two on bases for spiritual power were spoken, disenchantment and elimination of mental corruptions.