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I was not perceiving the base of neither perception nor non-perception as the base of neither perception nor non-perception, I was not perceiving this world as this world, I was not perceiving the other world as the other world; yet I was perceiving.” “What was Venerable Sāriputta perceiving at that time?” “‘The cessation of existence is Nibbāna, the cessation of existence is Nibbāna’— this perception, friend, arises in me, and this perception ceases. Just as, friend, when a fire of chips is burning, one flame arises and another flame ceases; even so, friend, ‘the cessation of existence is Nibbāna, the cessation of existence is Nibbāna’— this perception arises and this perception ceases. ‘The cessation of existence is Nibbāna’— this is what I was perceiving, friend, at that time.” The seventh. 8. Discourse on Jhānas 8. “Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith, but not with virtue. In this way, he is incomplete in that factor. He should fulfill that factor: ‘How can I be endowed with faith and also with virtue?’ When, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith and also with virtue, in this way, he is complete in that factor. “Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith and also with virtue, but not learned… …learned, but not a Dhamma speaker… …a Dhamma speaker, but not one who frequents assemblies… …one who frequents assemblies, but not one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with confidence… …one who teaches Dhamma to the assembly with confidence, but not a master of the Vinaya… …a master of the Vinaya, but not a forest dweller, one who uses secluded lodgings… …a forest dweller, one who uses secluded lodgings, but not one who obtains at will, without difficulty, without trouble, the four jhānas— the mental attainments, the pleasant abiding in this very life… …one who obtains the four jhānas— the mental attainments, the pleasant abiding in this very life He obtains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the pleasant abidings. But he does not, through the destruction of the taints, realize for himself, with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, and enter and abide in it. Thus, by that factor, he is incomplete. Therefore, that factor should be fulfilled by him: 'How might I be endowed with faith, and with virtue, and learned, and a Dhamma speaker, and one who frequents assemblies, and confident when teaching Dhamma to an assembly, and a Vinaya holder, and a forest dweller with a secluded lodging, and a willing obtainer, an un-troubled obtainer, an un-difficult obtainer of the four jhānas, the mental abidings, the pleasant abidings in this very life, and through the destruction of the taints, realize for myself, with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, and enter and abide in it?' But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith, and with virtue, and learned, and a Dhamma speaker, and one who frequents assemblies, and confident when teaching Dhamma to an assembly, and a Vinaya holder, and a forest dweller with a secluded lodging, and a willing obtainer, an un-troubled obtainer, an un-difficult obtainer of the four jhānas, the mental abidings, the pleasant abidings in this very life, and through the destruction of the taints, realizes for himself, with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, and enters and abides in it; thus, by that factor, he is complete. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these ten qualities is entirely admirable and complete in all respects. The Eighth. 9. The Discourse on Peaceful Liberations 9. "Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith, but not with virtue... ...with virtue, but not learned... ...learned, but not a Dhamma speaker... ...a Dhamma speaker, but not one who frequents assemblies... ...one who frequents assemblies, but not confident when teaching Dhamma to an assembly... ...confident when teaching Dhamma to an assembly, but not a Vinaya holder... ...a Vinaya holder, but not a forest dweller with a secluded lodging... ...a forest dweller with a secluded lodging, but not those peaceful..." He dwells having experienced with the body those formless liberations, transcending forms... And those peaceful liberations, transcending forms, the formless ones, he dwells having experienced them with the body, but he does not dwell having realized and attained the unblemished liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, through the destruction of the taints, having directly known it for himself in this very life. Thus, he is incomplete in that aspect. That aspect should be completed by him – 'How might I be faithful, and virtuous, and learned, and a speaker of Dhamma, and one who frequents assemblies, and confidently teach Dhamma to the assembly, and a disciplinarian, and a forest dweller with a secluded dwelling, and dwell having experienced with the body those peaceful liberations, transcending forms, the formless ones, and also dwell having realized and attained the unblemished liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, through the destruction of the taints, having directly known it for myself in this very life?' "But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful, and virtuous, and learned, and a speaker of Dhamma, and one who frequents assemblies, and confidently teaches Dhamma to the assembly, and a disciplinarian, and a forest dweller with a secluded dwelling, and dwells having experienced with the body those peaceful liberations, transcending forms, the formless ones, and dwells having realized and attained the unblemished liberation of mind, the liberation by wisdom, through the destruction of the taints, having directly known it for himself in this very life; thus, he is complete in that aspect. A bhikkhu endowed with these ten qualities, bhikkhus, is all-around inspiring and complete in every way." The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Knowledge "A bhikkhu, bhikkhus, is faithful, but not virtuous. Thus, he is incomplete in that aspect. That aspect should be completed by him – 'How might I be faithful and virtuous?' But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful and virtuous, thus, he is complete in that aspect. "A bhikkhu, bhikkhus, is faithful and virtuous, but not learned. (He is) learned, but not a speaker of Dhamma. (He is) a speaker of Dhamma... He is an applicant, but not one who frequents assemblies. He frequents assemblies, but does not teach Dhamma confidently in an assembly. He teaches Dhamma confidently in an assembly, but is not a master of Vinaya. He is a master of Vinaya, but does not recollect manifold past lives, that is, one birth, two births..., thus with their aspects and details, manifold past lives. He recollects manifold past lives..., but does not discern beings according to their karma with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight... He discerns beings according to their karma with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight..., but does not, through the destruction of the taints, having realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, enter and dwell. Thus, he is incomplete in that factor. That factor should be fulfilled by him: 'How might I be faithful, and virtuous, and learned, and a Dhamma speaker, and familiar with assemblies, and teach Dhamma confidently in an assembly, and a master of Vinaya, and recollect manifold past lives, that is, one birth, two births..., thus with their aspects and details, manifold past lives, and discern beings according to their karma with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight..., and through the destruction of the taints, having realized for myself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, enter and dwell?' But when, monks, a bhikkhu is faithful, and virtuous, and learned, and a Dhamma speaker, and familiar with assemblies, and teaches Dhamma confidently in an assembly, and a master of Vinaya, and recollects manifold past lives, that is, one birth, two births..., thus with their aspects and details, manifold past lives, and discerns beings according to their karma with the divine eye, purified and surpassing human sight..., and through the destruction of the taints, having realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, enters and dwells. Thus... He is perfected in that factor. Indeed, O bhikkhus, a monk endowed with these ten qualities is altogether lovely and complete in all respects. The Tenth. The First Chapter on Advantages. Its Summary – What is the purpose? and Volition, and also Three Supports; Concentration and Sāriputta, Absorption is found by the peaceful.