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thirty-two moons, thirty-two suns, thirty-two universal monarchs, thirty-two kings of devas, thirty-two great Brahmās, placed in a row. For the perfected one, there is no further extinguishing. For one who gives, merit increases. Even for one who rejoices, merit increases. The mind's... Even without striking, even by service, merit increases. It is declared: By giving, merit increases. This is declared as the destruction of the basis through non-greed. By restraint, enmity is not accumulated. This is declared as the destruction of the basis through non-hatred. And the skillful one abandons evil. This is declared as the destruction of the basis through non-delusion. Entering: In the five faculties, by giving, merit increases. By restraint, enmity is not accumulated; by restraint, the aggregate of morality. Penetrated is restraint in the six sense-bases; this is the aggregate of concentration. That the skillful one abandons evil; this is the aggregate of wisdom. By the destruction of lust, hatred, and delusion, he is extinguished; this is the aggregate of liberation. Among elements, the dharma element. Among sense-bases, the mind sense-base. Purification: The beginning by which this discourse was taught, that beginning is pure. Determination: Giving is declared as oneness. Renunciation, relinquishment, gift of Dhamma, gift of material things. Eight kinds of giving are to be done in detail; this is diversity. And it is not declared as a declaration of oneness for giving. Patience is blameless; it is declared as a declaration. By the destruction of lust, hatred, and delusion, he is extinguished; it is declared as a declaration of restraining effort. Requisites: Joy is a condition for giving; non-greed is a cause. For restraint, wise attention is a cause; relinquishment is a condition. And the skillful one abandons evil; seeing things as they are is a condition; attainment of knowledge is a cause. By the destruction of lust, hatred, and delusion, he is extinguished; and a voice from another, and wise attention internally, and the path, and a cause, and a condition. Application: The verse "By giving, merit increases," his morality also increases. His restraint also increases. "By restraint, enmity is not accumulated." Other defilements are also not accumulated. Whatever can arise for him as cankers and vexations due to that condition, those also do not arise for him. "By the destruction of lust, hatred, and delusion, he is extinguished." By the destruction of lust and hatred, by the destruction of the latent tendency of lust, by the destruction of hatred and delusion, he is extinguished. The Nibbana element with a remainder, an. Even with residue remaining. This is an imputation. In the Piṭaka-instruction of the Elder Mahākaccāyana. The ground of the method's convergence is completed.