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B0102040508(3)yodhājīvavaggo (warrior chapter)

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they will not arouse energy for the attainment of the unobtained, for the realization of the unrealized, for the direct experience of the unexperienced. for its realization. Thus, indeed, monks, from the corruption of Dhamma comes the corruption of Vinaya; from the corruption of Vinaya comes the corruption of Dhamma. This, monks, is the fifth future danger which has not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. "These, indeed, monks, are the five future dangers which have not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to them; and having awakened, you should strive for their abandonment." The Ninth. 10. The Fourth Discourse on Future Dangers 80. "Monks, these five future dangers have not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to them; and having awakened, you should strive for their abandonment. Which five? There will be, monks, in the future, monks who are desirous of fine robes. Being desirous of fine robes, they will abandon the practice of wearing rag-robes, they will abandon remote forest and wilderness dwellings; they will settle down and live in villages, towns, and royal capitals, and for the sake of robes, they will engage in various unseemly ways of seeking. This, monks, is the first future danger which has not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. Furthermore, monks, there will be monks in the future who are desirous of fine almsfood. Being desirous of fine almsfood, they will abandon the practice of going for alms, they will abandon remote forest and wilderness dwellings; they will settle down and live in villages, towns, and royal capitals, seeking choice flavors with their tongues, and for the sake of almsfood, they will engage in various unseemly ways of seeking. This, monks, is the second future danger which has not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. Again, monks, there will be monks in the future who desire fine dwellings. Desiring fine dwellings, they will abandon dwelling at the root of a tree, they will abandon remote forest groves as dwellings; they will settle down in villages, towns, and royal capitals, and for the sake of dwellings, they will engage in various improper searches. This, monks, is the third future danger, not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. Again, monks, there will be monks in the future who will live mixed with bhikkhunis, female trainees, and male novices. When there is mixing with bhikkhunis, female trainees, and male novices, monks, this is to be expected: 'they will live the holy life discontentedly, or they will fall into some defiling offense, or they will renounce the training and return to a lower state.' This, monks, is the fourth future danger, not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. Again, monks, there will be monks in the future who will live mixed with monastery attendants and male novices. When there is mixing with monastery attendants and male novices, monks, this is to be expected: 'they will live devoted to various kinds of storing up and consuming, they will even make a gross sign, on the earth, or on the tips of plants.' This, monks, is the fifth future danger, not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to it; and having awakened, you should strive for its abandonment. These, monks, are the five future dangers, not arisen now, but will arise in the future. You should awaken to them; and having awakened, you should strive for their abandonment. should strive." The Tenth. The Chapter on Warriors, the third. Its Summary – Two are those with the fruit of mind's liberation, And two are those who dwell in the Dhamma; And two warriors are mentioned, And four are those yet to come.

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