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The Discourse on Vāhana
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Campā on the bank of the Gaggarā pond.
Then the Venerable Vāhana approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Vāhana said this to the Blessed One -
"With how many qualities, venerable sir, does the Truth-finder dwell escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers?"
"With ten qualities, Vāhana, the Truth-finder dwells escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers. Which ten? With matter, Vāhana, the Truth-finder dwells escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers; with feeling, Vāhana, etc. with perception, Vāhana... with activities, Vāhana... with consciousness, Vāhana... with birth, Vāhana... with ageing, Vāhana... with death, Vāhana... with sufferings, Vāhana... with mental defilements, Vāhana, the Truth-finder dwells escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers. Just as, Vāhana, a water lily or a lotus or a white lotus, born in the water, grown in the water, having risen above the water, stands untainted by the water; so too, Vāhana, with these ten qualities the Truth-finder dwells escaped, unbound, free, with a mind rid of barriers." The first.