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The Discourse on the Benefits of Training
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"This holy life, monks, is lived with training as its benefit, with wisdom as its higher goal, with liberation as its core, with mindfulness as its authority.
And how, monks, does it have training as its benefit?
Here, monks, training in the fundamentals of conduct has been laid down by me for disciples, for the confidence of those without confidence, for the increase of those with confidence.
In whatever way, monks, training in the fundamentals of conduct has been laid down by me for disciples, for the confidence of those without confidence, for the increase of those with confidence, in that way he is one who does not make breaks in that training, one who does not make holes, one who does not make blemishes, one who does not make stains, having accepted the training rules he trains in them.
"Furthermore, monks, training fundamental to the holy life has been laid down by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect. In whatever way, monks, training fundamental to the holy life has been laid down by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect, in that way he is one who does not make breaks in that training, one who does not make holes, one who does not make blemishes, one who does not make stains, having accepted the training rules he trains in them. Thus, monks, it has training as its benefit.
"And how, monks, does it have wisdom as its higher goal? Here, monks, teachings have been taught by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect. In whatever way, monks, teachings have been expounded by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect, in that way those teachings are examined by him with wisdom. Thus, monks, it has wisdom as its higher goal.
"And how, monks, does it have liberation as its core? Here, monks, teachings have been taught by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect. In whatever way, monks, teachings have been expounded by me for disciples for the complete elimination of suffering in every respect, in that way those teachings are touched by him through liberation. Thus, monks, it has liberation as its core.
"And how, monks, does it have mindfulness as its authority? 'Thus I shall fulfil the incomplete training in the fundamentals of conduct, or I shall support with wisdom here and there the complete training in the fundamentals of conduct' - mindfulness is well established internally. 'Thus I shall fulfil the incomplete training fundamental to the holy life, or I shall support with wisdom here and there the complete training fundamental to the holy life' - mindfulness is well established internally. 'Thus I shall examine with wisdom the teaching not yet examined, or I shall support with wisdom here and there the teaching already examined' - mindfulness is well established internally. 'Thus I shall touch through liberation the teaching not yet touched, or I shall support with wisdom here and there the teaching already touched' - mindfulness is well established internally. Thus, monks, it has mindfulness as its authority. 'This holy life, monks, is lived with training as its benefit, with wisdom as its higher goal, with liberation as its core, with mindfulness as its authority' - thus what was said, this was said dependent on that." The third.