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8. The Chapter on Arahantship 1. The Discourse on Suffering 75. "Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities in this very life dwells in suffering, with vexation, with despair, with fever. With the breaking up of the body, after death, a bad destination is to be expected. Which six? With thoughts of sensual desire, with thoughts of ill-will, with thoughts of harming, with perceptions of sensual desire, with perceptions of ill-will, with perceptions of harming – Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities in this very life dwells in suffering, with vexation, with despair, with fever. With the breaking up of the body, after death, a bad destination is to be expected. "Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities in this very life dwells in happiness, without vexation, without despair, without fever. With the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is to be expected. Which six? With thoughts of renunciation, with thoughts of non-ill-will, with thoughts of non-harming, with perceptions of renunciation, with perceptions of non-ill-will, with perceptions of non-harming – Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities in this very life dwells in happiness, without vexation, without despair, without fever. With the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is to be expected." First. 2. The Discourse on Arahantship 76. "Monks, without abandoning six qualities, one is incapable of realizing arahantship. Which six? Conceit, disparagement, over-conceit, presumption, stubbornness, excessive abasement. Monks, without abandoning these six qualities, one is incapable of realizing arahantship. "Monks, by abandoning six qualities, one is capable of realizing arahantship. Which six? Conceit, disparagement, over-conceit, presumption, stubbornness, excessive abasement. Monks, by abandoning these six qualities, one is capable of realizing arahantship." Second. 3. The Discourse on the Superior Human State 77. "Monks, without abandoning six qualities, one is incapable of realizing the superior human state, a distinction of noble knowledge and vision. Which six? Forgetfulness, lack of clear comprehension, non-restraint of the faculties... unguarded doors, not knowing moderation in food, deceit, flattery. These six things, monks, not abandoning, one is unable to realize a superhuman state, a distinction of noble knowledge and vision. "Six things, monks, abandoning, one is able to realize a superhuman state, a distinction of noble knowledge and vision. Which six? Forgetfulness, lack of clear comprehension, unguarded doors of the senses, not knowing moderation in food, deceit, flattery. These six things, monks, abandoning, one is able to realize a superhuman state, a distinction of noble knowledge and vision." The third. 4. Discourse on Happiness and Joy 78. "Endowed with six things, monks, a monk dwells much in happiness and joy in this very life, and the path is undertaken by him for the destruction of the taints. With which six? Here, monks, a monk delights in the Dhamma, delights in development, delights in abandoning, delights in seclusion, delights in non-affliction, delights in non-proliferation. Endowed with these six things, monks, a monk dwells much in happiness and joy in this very life, and the path is undertaken by him for the destruction of the taints." The fourth. 5. Discourse on Attainment 79. "Endowed with six things, monks, a monk is unable to attain unacquired wholesome states, or to make acquired wholesome states prosper. With which six? Here, monks, a monk is not skilled in income, nor skilled in outgo, nor skilled in means, he does not generate desire for the attainment of unacquired wholesome states, he does not guard acquired wholesome states, he does not accomplish continuous effort. Endowed with these six things, monks, a monk is unable to attain unacquired wholesome states, or to make acquired wholesome states to make it grow. "Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities is capable of attaining wholesome states not yet attained, or of making wholesome states already attained grow. Which six? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is skilled in income, is skilled in outgo, is skilled in means, generates desire for the attainment of wholesome states not yet attained, guards wholesome states already attained, and accomplishes them with continuous effort. Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities is capable of attaining wholesome states not yet attained, or of making wholesome states already attained grow." The fifth. 6. The Discourse on Greatness "Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities soon attains greatness and abundance in the Dhamma. Which six? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is abundant in light, is abundant in effort, is abundant in understanding, is abundant in discontent, does not lay down the burden, and further strives in wholesome states. Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities soon attains greatness and abundance in the Dhamma." The sixth. 7. The First Discourse on Hell "Monks, a person endowed with six qualities is cast into hell just as if brought there. Which six? He is a killer of living beings, he is a taker of what is not given, he is a wrongdoer in sensual pleasures, he is a speaker of falsehoods, he has evil wishes, and he has wrong view. Monks, a person endowed with these six qualities is cast into hell just as if brought there. "Monks, a person endowed with six qualities is cast into heaven just as if brought there. Which six? He abstains from killing living beings, he abstains from taking what is not given, he abstains from wrongdoing in sensual pleasures, he abstains from speaking falsehoods, he has few wishes, and he has right view. Monks, a person endowed with these six qualities is capa endowed with, as if brought and deposited, thus in heaven." The seventh. 8. The Second Discourse on Hell 82. "By six qualities, monks, one endowed, as if brought and deposited, thus in hell. Which six? He is a killer of living beings, he is a taker of what is not given, he is one who misconducts himself in sensual pleasures, he is a speaker of falsehood, and greedy, and impudent. Indeed, by these six qualities, monks, one endowed, as if brought and deposited, thus in hell. "By six qualities, monks, one endowed, as if brought and deposited, thus in heaven. Which six? He abstains from killing living beings, he abstains from taking what is not given, he abstains from misconduct in sensual pleasures, he abstains from false speech, and is not greedy, and is not impudent. Indeed, by these six qualities, monks, one endowed, as if brought and deposited, thus in heaven." The eighth. 9. The Discourse on the Foremost Quality 83. "By six qualities, monks, a monk endowed is incapable of realizing the foremost quality, Arahantship. Which six? Here, monks, a monk is faithless, is shameless, is without moral dread, is lazy, is unwise, and is attached to body and and life. Indeed, by these six qualities, monks, a monk endowed is incapable of realizing the foremost quality, Arahantship. "By six qualities, monks, a monk endowed is capable of realizing the foremost quality, Arahantship. Which six? Here, monks, a monk is faithful, is modest, is with moral dread, is energetic, is wise, and is unattached to body and life. Indeed, by these six qualities, monks, a monk endowed is capable of realizing the foremost quality, Arahantship." to realize." The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Night and Day 84. "Monks, for a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, as night or day comes, decline is to be expected in wholesome states, not growth. Which six? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is of great desire, troubled, not content with any kind of robes, almsfood, lodging, or medicinal requisites for the sick; he is without faith, immoral, lazy, of muddled mindfulness, and unwise. Indeed, monks, for a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities, as night or day comes, decline is to be expected in wholesome states, not growth. "Monks, for a bhikkhu endowed with six qualities, as night or day comes, growth is to be expected in wholesome states, not decline. Which six? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is not of great desire, untroubled, content with any kind of robes, almsfood, lodging, or medicinal requisites for the sick; he is endowed with faith, virtuous, energetic, mindful, and wise. Indeed, monks, for a bhikkhu endowed with these six qualities, as night or day comes, growth is to be expected in wholesome states, not decline." The Tenth. The Chapter on Arahantship, the Eighth. Its summary – Suffering, Arahantship, and further, Happiness, and by attainment; Greatness, two in hell, And the foremost quality, and by night.