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It should not be said thus... ...and so on... 276. A person practicing for the realization of the Non-returner fruit, by the vision of suffering, what does he abandon? He abandons subtle sensual desire, subtle ill-will, and the defilements associated with them in part. Is he a Non-returner in part? Not a Non-returner in part? in part, one who has attained the fruit of non-returning, gained, reached, realized, and dwells having attained it, dwells having touched it with the body, in part, does not dwell having touched it with the body, in part, one who attains Nibbāna in the interim, one who attains Nibbāna upon landing, one who attains Nibbāna without exertion, one who attains Nibbāna with exertion, one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha, in part, is not one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha? It should not be said thus. By the insight into origination, what does one abandon? He abandons latent sensual desire, latent ill-will, and in part, defilements associated with them. In part, a non-returner, in part, not a non-returner, in part, one who has attained the fruit of non-returning, gained, reached, realized, and dwells having attained it, dwells having touched it with the body, in part, does not dwell having touched it with the body, in part, one who attains Nibbāna in the interim, one who attains Nibbāna upon landing, one who attains Nibbāna without exertion, one who attains Nibbāna with exertion, in part, one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha, in part, is not one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha? It should not be said thus. By the insight into cessation, what does one abandon? He abandons latent ill-will, and in part, defilements associated with it. In part, a non-returner, in part, not a non-returner, in part, one who has attained the fruit of non-returning, gained, reached, realized, and dwells having attained it, dwells having touched it with the body, in part, does not dwell having touched it with the body, in part, one who attains Nibbāna in the interim, one who attains Nibbāna upon landing, one who attains Nibbāna without exertion, one who attains Nibbāna with exertion, in part, one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha, in part, is not one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha? It should not be said thus. By the insight into the path, what does one abandon? He abandons defilements associated with it. In part, a non-returner, in part, not a non-returner, in part, one who has attained the fruit of non-returning, gained, reached, realized, and dwells having attained it, dwells having touched it with the body, in part, does not dwell having touched it with the body, in part, one who attains Nibbāna in the interim, one who attains Nibbāna upon landing, one who attains Nibbāna without exertion, one who attains Nibbāna with exertion, one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha, in part, is not one who goes upstream to Akaniṭṭha? It should not be said thus. 277. A person who has entered the path to the realization of Arahantship, by the insight into suffering, what does he abandon? He abandons attachment to form, attachment to the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance, and in part, defilements associated with them. In part, an Arahant, in part, not an Arahant, in part, one who has attained Arahantship, gained, reached, realized, and dwells having attained it, having touched it with the body. He dwells, in one part he dwells not touching with the body, in one part he is free from passion, free from hatred, free from delusion, one who has done what is to be done, laid down the burden, attained his own true goal, with the fetters of existence destroyed, rightly liberated by perfect knowledge, with the cross-bar lifted, with the moat filled in, with the bolt removed, with the bar broken, noble, with the banner lowered, with the burden laid down, unbound, perfectly victorious. Suffering for him is fully understood, its origin is abandoned, its cessation is realized, the path is developed. What is to be directly known is directly known, what is to be fully understood is fully understood, what is to be abandoned is abandoned, what is to be developed is developed, what is to be realized is realized, (in one part what is to be realized is realized,) in one part what is to be realized is not realized? It should not be said thus... (etc.) By seeing the origin, what does he abandon? He abandons passion for form, passion for the formless, conceit, restlessness, ignorance, and defilements associated with them, in one part. In one part he is an Arahant, in one part he is not an Arahant... (etc.) In one part what is to be realized is realized, in one part what is to be realized is not realized? It should not be said thus... (etc.) By seeing the cessation, what does he abandon? He abandons conceit, restlessness, ignorance, and defilements associated with them, in one part. In one part he is an Arahant, in one part he is not an Arahant... (etc.) In one part what is to be realized is realized, in one part what is to be realized is not realized? It should not be said thus... (etc.) By seeing the path, what does he abandon? He abandons restlessness, ignorance, and defilements associated with them. In one part he is an Arahant, in one part he is not an Arahant, in one part he has attained Arahantship, acquired it, reached it, realized it, and dwells having entered upon it, he dwells touching with the body, in one part he dwells not touching with the body, in one part he is free from passion, free from hatred, free from delusion, one who has done what is to be done, laid down the burden, attained his own true goal, with the fetters of existence destroyed, rightly liberated by perfect knowledge, with the cross-bar lifted, with the moat filled in, with the bolt removed, with the bar broken, noble, with the banner lowered, with the burden laid down, unbound, perfectly victorious. Suffering for him... Fully understood, origin abandoned, cessation realized, path developed, what is to be directly known is directly known, what is to be fully understood is fully understood, what is to be abandoned is abandoned, what is to be developed is developed, what is to be realized is realized, one part to be realized is realized, one part to be realized is not realized? It should not be said thus... 278. Should it not be said – "one abandons defilements gradually, bit by bit"? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Gradually, the wise one, little by little, moment by moment; just as a smith of silver, removes the dross from himself." Is there such a Sutta? Yes. Therefore, it should not be said – "one abandons defilements gradually, bit by bit." Does one abandon defilements gradually, bit by bit? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "With the attainment of his vision, three things are abandoned; self-view and doubt, and whatever there is of ritual attachment; and he is freed from the four lower realms, incapable of committing the six grave offenses." Is there such a Sutta? Yes. Therefore, it should not be said – "one abandons defilements gradually, bit by bit." Does one abandon defilements gradually, bit by bit? Yes. Has it not been said by the Blessed One – "Monks, when the noble disciple's dust-free, stain-free Eye of Dhamma arises – 'whatever is of the nature to arise, all that is of the nature to cease' – with the arising of that vision, monks, three fetters of the noble disciple are abandoned – self-view, doubt, and attachment to rules and observances." Is there such a Sutta? Yes. Therefore, it should not be said – "one abandons defilements gradually, bit by bit." The discussion on gradual abandonment is concluded.