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11. The Chapter of Threes 1. Discourse on Lust 107. "There are these three things, monks. Which three? Lust, hatred, delusion. These, monks, are the three things. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, three things are to be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of lust, foulness is to be developed. For the abandoning of hatred, loving-kindness is to be developed. For the abandoning of delusion, wisdom is to be developed. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, these three things are to be developed." The First. 2. Discourse on Misconduct 108. "There are these three things, monks. Which three? Bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct. These, monks, are the three things. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, three things are to be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of bodily misconduct, bodily good conduct is to be developed. For the abandoning of verbal misconduct, verbal good conduct is to be developed. For the abandoning of mental misconduct, mental good conduct is to be developed. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, these three things are to be developed." The Second. 3. Discourse on Thoughts 109. "There are these three things, monks. Which three? Sensual thought, ill-will thought, harmful thought. These, monks, are the three things. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, three things are to be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of sensual thought, renunciation thought is to be developed. For the abandoning of ill-will thought, non-ill-will thought is to be developed. For the abandoning of harmful thought, non-harmful thought is to be developed. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, these three things are to be developed." The Third. 4. Discourse on Perceptions 110. "There are these three things, monks. Which three? Sensual perception, ill-will perception, harmful perception. These, monks, are the three things. For the abandoning of these three things, monks, three things are to be developed. Which three? To abandon the perception of sensual desire, the perception of renunciation should be developed. To abandon the perception of ill-will, the perception of non-ill-will should be developed. To abandon the perception of harm, the perception of non-harm should be developed. "Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three things, these three things should be developed." The Fourth. 5. Dhātusuttaṃ 111. "Monks, there are these three elements. Which three? The element of sensual desire, the element of ill-will, the element of harm. Indeed, monks, these are the three elements. Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three elements, three elements should be developed. Which three? To abandon the element of sensual desire, the element of renunciation should be developed. To abandon the element of ill-will, the element of non-ill-will should be developed. To abandon the element of harm, the element of non-harm should be developed. "Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three elements, these three elements should be developed." The Fifth. 6. Assādasuttaṃ 112. "Monks, there are these three things. Which three? The view of gratification, the view of self, wrong view. Indeed, monks, these are the three things. Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three things, three things should be developed. Which three? To abandon the view of gratification, the perception of impermanence should be developed. To abandon the view of self, the perception of non-self should be developed. To abandon wrong view, right view should be developed. "Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three things, these three things should be developed." The Sixth. 7. Aratisuttaṃ 113. "Monks, there are these three things. Which three? Discontent, harm, unrighteous conduct. Indeed, monks, these are the three things. Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three things, three things should be developed. Which three? To abandon discontent, appreciative joy should be developed. To abandon harm, non-harm should be developed. To abandon unrighteous conduct, righteous conduct should be developed. "Indeed, monks, for the abandoning of these three things, these three things should be developed." i. The Seventh. 8. The Discourse on Contentment 114. "These three, monks, are qualities. Which three? Discontent, lack of clear comprehension, great desire. These, monks, are the three qualities. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, three qualities should be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of discontent, contentment should be developed; for the abandoning of lack of clear comprehension, clear comprehension should be developed; for the abandoning of great desire, little desire should be developed. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, these three qualities should be developed." The Eighth. 9. The Discourse on Intractability 115. "These three, monks, are qualities. Which three? Intractability, bad companionship, distraction of mind. These, monks, are the three qualities. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, three qualities should be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of intractability, tractability should be developed; for the abandoning of bad companionship, good companionship should be developed; for the abandoning of distraction of mind, mindfulness of breathing should be developed. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, these three qualities should be developed." The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Restlessness 116. "These three, monks, are qualities. Which three? Restlessness, lack of restraint, heedlessness. These, monks, are the three qualities. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, three qualities should be developed. Which three? For the abandoning of restlessness, tranquility should be developed; for the abandoning of lack of restraint, restraint should be developed; for the abandoning of heedlessness, heedfulness should be developed. For the abandoning of these three qualities, monks, these three qualities should be developed." The Tenth. The Chapter of Threes, the Eleventh. Its Summary – Passion, misconduct, thought, perception, element, so it is said; Enjoyment, discontentment, contentment, and two with restlessness, thus is the chapter.