9.
The Discourse on Peaceful Deliverance
9.
"A monk, monks, has faith, but is not moral, etc.
moral, but is not very learned...
very learned, but is not one who is speaker of the Teaching...
one who is speaker of the Teaching, but does not frequent assemblies...
one who frequents assemblies, but does not confidently expound the Teaching to an assembly...
confidently expounds the Teaching to an assembly, but is not an expert in monastic discipline...
an expert in monastic discipline, but is not a forest-dweller dwelling in a secluded resting place...
a forest-dweller dwelling in a secluded resting place, but having gone beyond fine-material form, does not touch with the body and dwell in those peaceful deliverances that are immaterial...
having gone beyond fine-material form, touches with the body and dwells in those peaceful deliverances that are immaterial, but does not, through the elimination of the mental corruptions, realise by his own direct knowledge, in this very life, the liberation of mind and the liberation by wisdom that are free from mental corruptions and, having entered upon them, dwell in them.
Thus he is incomplete in that factor.
Therefore that factor should be fulfilled -
'How may I have faith, be moral, be very learned, be one who is speaker of the Teaching, be one who frequents assemblies, confidently expound the Teaching to an assembly, be an expert in monastic discipline, be a forest-dweller dwelling in a secluded resting place, having gone beyond fine-material form, touch with the body and dwell in those peaceful deliverances that are immaterial, and through the elimination of the mental corruptions, may I realise by my own direct knowledge, in this very life, the liberation of mind and the liberation by wisdom that are free from mental corruptions and, having entered upon them, may I dwell in them.'
"But when, monks, a monk has faith, is moral, is very learned, is one who is speaker of the Teaching, is one who frequents assemblies, confidently expounds the Teaching to an assembly, is an expert in monastic discipline, is a forest-dweller dwelling in a secluded resting place, having gone beyond fine-material form, touches with the body and dwells in those peaceful deliverances that are immaterial, and through the elimination of the mental corruptions, realised by his own direct knowledge, in this very life, the liberation of mind and the liberation by wisdom that are free from mental corruptions and, having entered upon them, dwells in them, thus he is complete in that factor. Monks, a monk possessed of these ten qualities is pleasing on all sides and complete in every respect." The ninth.