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” The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Yoked Together 170. Thus have I heard: On one occasion, the Venerable Ānanda was dwelling in Kosambī, at Ghositārāma. There, the Venerable Ānanda addressed the monks, “Friends, monks!” “Friend,” those monks replied to the Venerable Ānanda. The Venerable Ānanda said this: “Whoever, friends, be it a monk or a nun, declares the attainment of arahantship in my presence, all of them do so by these four paths, or by one of them. “Which four? Here, friends, a monk develops insight preceded by tranquility. As he develops insight preceded by tranquility, the path arises for him. He cultivates that path, develops it, makes it abundant. As he cultivates that path, practicing it, developing it, making much of it, the fetters are abandoned, the latent tendencies come to an end. Furthermore, friends, a monk develops tranquility preceded by insight. As he develops tranquility preceded by insight, a path arises for him. He practices that path, develops it, makes much of it. As he practices that path, develops it, makes much of it, the fetters are abandoned, the latent tendencies come to an end. Furthermore, friends, a monk develops tranquility and insight yoked together. As he develops tranquility and insight yoked together, a path arises for him. He practices that path, develops it, makes much of it. As he practices that path, develops it, makes much of it, the fetters are abandoned, the latent tendencies come to an end. Furthermore, friends, a monk's mind is agitated by Dhamma-related restlessness. There comes a time, friends, when that mind settles down internally, becomes still, becomes unified, becomes concentrated. A path arises for him. He practices that path, develops it, makes much of it. As he practices that path, develops it, makes much of it, the fetters are abandoned, the latent tendencies come to an end. Whoever, friends, a monk or a nun, declares the attainment of arahantship in my presence, all of them do so by these four paths, or by one of them. The tenth. The Second Chapter on Practices. Its Summary: Concise, expanded, impurity, Two forbearances, and by both; Moggallāna, Sāriputta, With exertion, and by yoked together.