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The Discourse on Things to be Remembered
12. "There are, monks, these three things fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head. What three? In whatever region, monks, a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head, was born. This, monks, is the first thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head.
"Furthermore, monks, in whatever region a king of the warrior caste is anointed on the head. This, monks, is the second thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head.
"Furthermore, monks, in whatever region a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head, having conquered the battle, victorious in battle, dwells in that very battlefield. This, monks, is the third thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head. These, monks, are the three things fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a king of the warrior caste, anointed on the head.
"Just so, monks, there are these three things fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a monk. What three? In whatever region, monks, a monk, having shaved off his hair and beard, having put on ochre robes, went forth from home into homelessness. This, monks, is the first thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a monk.
"Furthermore, monks, in whatever region a monk understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering'. This, monks, is the second thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a monk.
"Furthermore, monks, in whatever region a monk, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge himself, having attained, dwells in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions. This, monks, is the third thing fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a monk. These, monks, are the three things fit to be remembered for the length of one's life by a monk." The second.