10.
The Chapter on Those Worthy of Gifts
95. "Monks, there are these seven persons worthy of offerings, etc. worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which seven? Here, monks, a certain person dwells observing impermanence in the eye, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom. He, 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 first person worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
"Furthermore, monks, here a certain person dwells observing impermanence in the eye, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom. For him, simultaneously, there is both the exhaustion of the mental corruptions and the exhaustion of life. This, monks, is the second person worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
"Furthermore, monks, here a certain person dwells observing impermanence in the eye, perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, uninterruptedly, resolving with the mind, penetrating with wisdom. He, with the utter elimination of the five lower mental fetters, becomes an attainer of final nibbāna in the interval, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna after the interval, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna without exertion, etc. becomes an attainer of final nibbāna through exertion, etc. becomes an upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. This, monks, is the seventh person worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. These, monks, are the seven persons worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world."
96-622. "Monks, there are these seven persons worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which seven? Here, monks, a certain person dwells observing suffering in the eye, etc. dwells observing non-self in the eye, etc. dwells observing elimination in the eye, etc. dwells observing passing away in the eye, etc. dwells observing dispassion in the eye, etc. dwells observing cessation in the eye, etc. dwells observing relinquishment in the eye, etc.
In the ear, etc. in the nose... in the tongue... in the body... in the mind, etc.
In material forms, etc. in sounds... in odours... in flavours... in tangible objects... in mental phenomena, etc.
In eye-consciousness, etc. in ear-consciousness... in nose-consciousness... in tongue-consciousness... in body-consciousness... in mind-consciousness, etc.
In eye-contact, etc. in ear-contact... in nose-contact... in tongue-contact... in body-contact... in mind-contact, etc.
Feeling born of eye-contact... etc. feeling born of ear-contact... feeling born of nose-contact... feeling born of tongue-contact... feeling born of body-contact... feeling born of mind-contact... etc.
Perception of material form... etc. perception of sound... perception of odour... perception of flavour... perception of tangible object... perception of mental phenomena... etc.
Volition regarding matter... etc. volition regarding sound... volition regarding odour... volition regarding flavour... volition regarding tangible object... volition regarding mental phenomena... etc.
Craving for visible form... etc. craving for sound... craving for odour... craving for flavour... craving for tangible object... craving for mental objects... etc.
Applied thought regarding matter... etc. applied thought regarding sound... applied thought regarding odour... applied thought regarding flavour... applied thought regarding tangible object... applied thought regarding mental phenomena... etc.
In sustained thought on matter, etc. in sustained thought on sound... in sustained thought on odour... in sustained thought on flavour... in sustained thought on tangible object... in sustained thought on mental phenomena, etc.
"In the five aggregates, etc. in the aggregate of material body... in the aggregate of feeling... in the aggregate of perception... in the aggregate of mental activities... he dwells observing impermanence in the aggregate of consciousness, etc. he dwells observing suffering... he dwells observing non-self... he dwells observing elimination... he dwells observing passing away... he dwells observing dispassion... he dwells observing cessation... he dwells observing relinquishment, etc. for the world."
And in feelings of the door, the discourses are separately eight.
Of the sensory field separately eight, and the five aggregates individually.
Elimination, passing away, and dispassion, cessation, and relinquishment.
When all are combined together, there are five hundred;
Twenty-eight discourses, in the chapter on those worthy of offerings."
The Worthy of Offerings Chapter is the tenth.