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The Discourse on the Warrior
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"Monks, a warrior possessed of three factors is worthy of a king, fit for a king's use, and is reckoned as a factor of the king himself.
With which three?
Here, monks, a warrior is one who shoots far, one who shoots as quickly as lightning, and one who breaks open a great body.
Monks, a warrior possessed of these three factors is worthy of a king, fit for a king's use, and is reckoned as a factor of the king himself.
So too, monks, a monk possessed of three factors is worthy of offerings, etc.
an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
With which three?
Here, monks, a monk is one who shoots far, one who shoots as quickly as lightning, and one who breaks open a great body.
"And how, monks, is a monk one who shoots far? Here, monks, a monk, whatever materiality, past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, whether far or near, all materiality - 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self' - thus he sees this as it really is with right wisdom. Whatever feeling, past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, whether far or near, all feeling - 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self' - thus he sees this as it really is with right wisdom. Whatever perception, past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, whether far or near, all perception - 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self' - thus he sees this as it really is with right wisdom. Whatever activities, past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, whether far or near, all activities - 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self' - thus he sees this as it really is with right wisdom. Whatever consciousness, past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior or superior, whether far or near, all consciousness - 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self' - thus he sees this as it really is with right wisdom. Thus, monks, a monk is one who shoots far.
"And how, monks, is a monk one who shoots as quickly as lightning? Here, monks, a monk understands as it really is: 'This is suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering'; he understands as it really is: 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.' Thus, monks, a monk is one who shoots as quickly as lightning.
"And how, monks, is a monk one who breaks open a great body? Here, monks, a monk breaks open the great mass of ignorance. Thus, monks, a monk is one who breaks open a great body. Monks, a monk possessed of these three qualities is worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world." The first.