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The Discourse on the Warrior
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"Monks, a warrior possessed of four factors is worthy of a king, fit for a king's use, and is reckoned as a factor of the king himself.
With which four?
Here, monks, a warrior is skilled in places, 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 four 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 four qualities is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
With which four?
Here, monks, a monk is skilled in places, 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 skilled in places? Here, monks, a monk is virtuous, etc. having accepted the training rules he trains in them. Thus, monks, a monk is skilled in places.
"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... etc. whatever perception... whatever activities... 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', etc. 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 is one who 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 four qualities is worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world." The first.