7.
The Chapter on Qualities Conducive to Enlightenment
1.
The Discourse on Mental Fetters
531. At Sāvatthī. "These five faculties, monks, when developed and cultivated, lead to the abandoning of the mental fetters. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the abandoning of the mental fetters." The first.
2.
The Discourse on Underlying Tendencies
532. "These five faculties, monks, when developed and cultivated, lead to the uprooting of the underlying tendencies. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the uprooting of the underlying tendencies." The second.
3.
The Discourse on Full Understanding
533. "These five faculties, monks, when developed and cultivated, lead to the full understanding of the course of cyclic existence. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the full understanding of the course of cyclic existence." The third.
4.
The Discourse on the Elimination of Mental Corruptions
534. "These five faculties, monks, when developed and cultivated, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions."
"These five faculties, monks, when developed and cultivated, lead to the abandoning of the mental fetters, lead to the uprooting of the underlying tendencies, lead to the full understanding of the course of cyclic existence, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties which, when developed and cultivated, lead to the abandoning of the mental fetters, lead to the uprooting of the underlying tendencies, lead to the full understanding of the course of cyclic existence, lead to the elimination of mental corruptions." The fourth.
5.
The First Discourse on Fruit
535. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties. Because of having developed and cultivated these five faculties, monks, 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 fifth.
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The Second Discourse on Fruit
536. "There are, monks, these five faculties. Which five? The faith faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty - these, monks, are the five faculties. Because of having developed and cultivated these five faculties, monks, seven fruits and seven benefits are to be expected. What are the seven fruits and seven benefits? He attains final liberating knowledge early in this very life. If he does not attain final liberating knowledge early in this very life, then he attains final liberating knowledge at the time of death. If he does not attain final liberating knowledge in this very life, if he does not attain final liberating knowledge at the time of death, then with the utter elimination of the five lower mental fetters he becomes an attainer of final nibbāna in the interval, an attainer of final nibbāna after the interval, an attainer of final nibbāna without exertion, an attainer of final nibbāna through exertion, an upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. Because of having developed and cultivated these five faculties, monks, these seven fruits and seven benefits are to be expected." The sixth.
7.
The First Discourse on the Tree
537. "Just as, monks, whatever trees there are in the Indian subcontinent, the rose-apple tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment. And what, monks, are the qualities conducive to enlightenment? The faith faculty, monks, is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. The energy faculty, etc. The mindfulness faculty, etc. The concentration faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Just as, monks, whatever trees there are in the Indian subcontinent, the rose-apple tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment." The seventh.
8.
The Second Discourse on the Tree
538. "Just as, monks, whatever trees there are of the gods of the Thirty-three, the coral tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment. And what, monks, are the qualities conducive to enlightenment? The faith faculty, monks, is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. The energy faculty, etc. The mindfulness faculty, etc. The concentration faculty, etc. the wisdom faculty is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Just as, monks, whatever trees there are of the gods of the Thirty-three, the coral tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment." The eighth.
9.
The Third Discourse on the Tree
539. "Just as, monks, whatever trees there are of the titans, the variegated trumpet-flower tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment. And what, monks, are the qualities conducive to enlightenment? The faith faculty, monks, is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Etc. the wisdom faculty is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Just as, monks, whatever trees there are of the titans, the variegated trumpet-flower tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment." The ninth.
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The Fourth Discourse on the Tree
540. "Just as, monks, whatever trees of the supaṇṇas there are, the thorny red cotton tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment. And what, monks, are the qualities conducive to enlightenment? The faith faculty, monks, is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Etc. the wisdom faculty is a quality conducive to enlightenment; it leads to enlightenment. Just as, monks, whatever trees of the supaṇṇas there are, the thorny red cotton tree is declared the foremost among them; just so, monks, whatever qualities conducive to enlightenment there are, the wisdom faculty is declared the foremost among them, that is to say - for enlightenment." The tenth.
The Aids to Enlightenment Chapter is the seventh.
Its summary:
Two on fruit, four on trees, by that the chapter is called.