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is a man-steed endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with stature and girth. These, monks, are the three man-steeds. 9. Discourse on the Horse-Steed and Man-Steed “Monks, I will teach you three horse-steeds and three man-steeds. Listen to that, pay close attention; I will speak.” “Yes, venerable sir,” those monks replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this: “What, monks, are the three horse-steeds? Here, monks, a certain horse-steed is endowed with speed; but not endowed with beauty, not endowed with stature and girth. Here again, monks, a certain horse-steed is endowed with speed and endowed with beauty; but not endowed with stature and girth. Here again, monks, a certain horse-steed is endowed with speed, and endowed with beauty, and endowed with stature and girth. These, monks, are the three horse-steeds. “What, monks, are the three man-steeds? Here, monks, a certain man-steed is endowed with speed; but not endowed with beauty, not endowed with stature and girth. Here again, monks, a certain man-steed is endowed with speed and endowed with beauty; but not endowed with stature and girth. Here again, monks, a certain man-steed is endowed with speed, and endowed with beauty, and endowed with stature and girth. “And how, monks, is a man a person is endowed with speed; not endowed with beauty, not endowed with stature and girth? Here, monks, a monk, by the destruction of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously, there attains final Nibbāna, not liable to return from that world. This I say is his speed. But when questioned on a problem concerning the Abhidhamma and the Abhivinaya, he falters, he does not answer. This I say is not his beauty. And he is not a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, requisites for the sick, and medicines. This I say is not his stature and girth. Thus, monks, a person is endowed with speed; not endowed with beauty, not endowed with stature and girth. And how, monks, is a person endowed with speed and endowed with beauty, but not endowed with stature and girth? Here, monks, a monk, by the destruction of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously, there attains final Nibbāna, not liable to return from that world. This I say is his speed. But when questioned on a problem concerning the Abhidhamma and the Abhivinaya, he answers, he does not falter. This I say is his beauty. And he is not a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, requisites for the sick, and medicines. This I say is not his stature and girth. Thus, monks, a person is endowed with speed; and endowed with beauty, not endowed with stature and girth. And how, monks, is a person endowed with speed, and endowed with beauty, and endowed with stature and girth? Here, monks, a monk, by the destruction of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously, there attains final Nibbāna, not liable to return from that world. This I say is his speed. But when questioned on a problem concerning the Abhidhamma and the Abhivinaya, he answers, he does not falter. This I say is his beauty. And he is a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, requisites for the sick, and medicines. This I say is his stature and girth. I speak of girth. Thus, monks, a man-axe is endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with height and girth. These, monks, are the three man-axes. The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on the Noble Steed 143. "Monks, I shall teach you three noble steeds and three noble persons. Listen to that, attend carefully; I shall speak." "Yes, venerable sir," those monks replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this: "And what, monks, are the three noble steeds? Here, monks, a certain noble steed... (details omitted)... is endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with height and girth. These, monks, are the three noble steeds. "And what, monks, are the three noble persons? Here, monks, a certain noble person... (details omitted)... is endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with height and girth. "And how, monks, is a noble person... (details omitted)... endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with height and girth? Here, monks, a monk, through the destruction of the taints, by his own direct knowledge, in this very life, realizes and abides in the taintless liberation of mind and liberation through wisdom. This I call his speed. Moreover, when questioned on a problem concerning the higher Dhamma or the higher Discipline, he answers, he does not hesitate. This I call his beauty. Moreover, he is a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicinal requisites for the sick. This I call his height and girth. Thus, monks, a noble person is endowed with speed, endowed with beauty, and endowed with height and girth. These, monks, are the three noble persons." The Tenth. 11. The First Discourse at Moranivāpa 144. At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Rājagaha, at Moranivāpa, in the wanderers’ park. There the Blessed One addressed the monks, saying: "Monks!" "Venerable sir," Those monks assented to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this: “A monk, O monks, endowed with three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans. With which three? With the unconditioned aggregate of virtue, with the unconditioned aggregate of concentration, with the unconditioned aggregate of wisdom. Indeed, O monks, a monk endowed with these three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans.” The Eleventh. 12. The Second Discourse on the Peacock's Feeding Ground 145. “A monk, O monks, endowed with three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans. With which three? With the miracle of psychic power, with the miracle of mind-reading, with the miracle of instruction. Indeed, O monks, a monk endowed with these three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans.” The Twelfth. 13. The Third Discourse on the Peacock's Feeding Ground 146. “A monk, O monks, endowed with three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans. With which three? With right view, with right knowledge, with right liberation. Indeed, O monks, a monk endowed with these three qualities is utterly accomplished, utterly secure from bondage, an utter pure liver, utterly ended, the best of gods and humans.” The Thirteenth. The Chapter on the Warrior is the Fourteenth. Its Summary: Warrior and complete, arising, hair-blanket; accomplishment, growth, three, horses, three, peacock's feeding grounds.