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Homage to that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. The Numerical Discourses The Book of the Ones 1. The Chapter on Forms, etc. 1. Thus have I heard: On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. There, indeed, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus, saying: "Bhikkhus!" "Venerable sir!" those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One spoke this: "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single form that so seizes and occupies a man's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the form of a woman. The form of a woman, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a man's mind." The First. 2. "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single sound that so seizes and occupies a man's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the sound of a woman. The sound of a woman, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a man's mind." The Second. 3. "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single smell that so seizes and occupies a man's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the smell of a woman. The smell of a woman, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a man's mind." The Third. 4. "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single taste that so seizes and occupies a man's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the taste of a woman. The taste of a woman, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a man's mind." The Fourth. 5. "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single tactile object that so seizes and occupies a man's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the tactile object of a woman. The tactile object of a woman, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a man's mind." The Fifth. 6. "I do not see, bhikkhus, any other single form that so seizes and occupies a woman's mind, as this, bhikkhus, the form of a man. The form of a man, bhikkhus, seizes and occupies a woman's mind." The Sixth. 7. “Monks, I do not see any other single sound which so takes hold of a woman’s mind as this, monks, the sound of a man. The sound of a man, monks, takes hold of a woman’s mind.” The seventh. 8. “Monks, I do not see any other single scent which so takes hold of a woman’s mind as this, monks, the scent of a man. The scent of a man, monks, takes hold of a woman’s mind.” The eighth. 9. “Monks, I do not see any other single taste which so takes hold of a woman’s mind as this, monks, the taste of a man. The taste of a man, monks, takes hold of a woman’s mind.” The ninth. 10. “Monks, I do not see any other single touch which so takes hold of a woman’s mind as this, monks, the touch of a man. The touch of a man, monks, takes hold of a woman’s mind.” The tenth. The first chapter on forms, etc.