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Having descended in the form of pleasure, He goes again to a womb; But when a monk is ardent, He does not abandon clear comprehension. He, having overcome this difficult quagmire, Being such, Beholds the populace, Afflicted by birth and old age, trembling. The Sixth. 7. The First Sutta on the Worthy of Offerings Monks, a monk endowed with eight qualities is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which eight? Here, monks, a monk is virtuous... ...he undertakes and trains in the precepts; he is learned... ...penetrated well by understanding; he has good friends, good companions, good associates; he has right view, endowed with right vision; he is a frequent obtainer, at will, of the four jhānas, which are of the higher mind, and are a pleasant abiding in this very life. easily obtains, without difficulty obtains; he recollects his manifold past lives, namely, one birth, two births, and so on, thus with their aspects and details, he recollects his manifold past lives; with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight, and so on, he understands beings as they pass away and reappear according to their kamma; through the destruction of the taints, and so on, having realized it for himself, he abides therein. Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these eight qualities is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. The seventh. 8. The Second Discourse on the Worthy of Offerings 58. "Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with eight qualities is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which eight? Here, monks, a bhikkhu is virtuous, and so on, he undertakes and trains in the training rules; he is learned, and so on, well-penetrated by understanding; he dwells with aroused energy, firm and strong in effort, not abandoning the burden in wholesome states; he is a forest dweller, with a secluded lodging; he is a conqueror of discontent and content, having overcome and overcome arisen discontent, he dwells; he is a conqueror of fear and terror, having overcome and overcome arisen fear and terror, he dwells; of the four jhānas, pertaining to the higher mind, a pleasant abiding in this very life, he is one who obtains them at will, easily, without difficulty; through the destruction of the taints, and so on, having realized it for himself, he abides therein. Monks, a bhikkhu endowed with these eight qualities is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world." The eighth. 9. The First Discourse on Individuals 59. "Monks, these eight individuals are worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which eight? The stream-enterer, one practicing for the realization of the fruit of stream-entry, the once-returner, one practicing for the realization of the fruit of once-returning, the non-returner, one practicing for the realization of the fruit of non-returning, the Arahant, one practicing for Arahantship. Monks, these eight individuals are. worthy of offerings… the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.” “Four are on the way, and four are established in the fruit; This Sangha is upright, endowed with wisdom and virtue. For humans who make offerings, for beings seeking merit, making merit that leads to rebirth, what is given to the Sangha is of great fruit.” Ninth. 10. The Second Discourse on Persons 60. “These eight persons, monks, are worthy of offerings… the unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Which eight? The stream-enterer, the one practicing for the realization of the fruit of stream-entry… the Arahant, the one practicing for Arahantship. These eight persons, monks, are worthy of offerings… the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.” “Four are on the way, and four are established in the fruit; This Sangha is most excellent, these eight persons for beings. For humans who make offerings, for beings seeking merit, making merit that leads to rebirth, what is given here is of great fruit.” Tenth. The First Chapter on Gotamī. Its summary – Gotamī, the brief instruction, Dīghajāṇu, and Ujjaya; Two on fears, and two on worthy of offerings, and two on eight persons.