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The Second Discourse on the Abodes of the Noble Ones
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Kurus, where there was a market town of the Kurus named Kammāsadhamma.
There the Blessed One addressed the monks, etc.
"Monks, there are these ten abodes of the noble ones in which the noble ones have abided, are abiding, or will abide. What ten? Here, monks, a monk has abandoned five factors, is endowed with six factors, has one safeguard, has four supports, has rejected individual truths, has completely relinquished all seeking, has undisturbed thought, has calmed bodily activity, has a well-liberated mind, and has well-liberated wisdom.
"And how, monks, has a monk abandoned five factors? Here, monks, for a monk sensual desire has been abandoned, anger has been abandoned, sloth and torpor have been abandoned, restlessness and remorse have been abandoned, sceptical doubt has been abandoned. Thus, monks, a monk has abandoned five factors.
"And how, monks, is a monk endowed with six factors? Here, monks, a monk, having seen a form with the eye, is neither glad nor unhappy, he dwells equanimous, mindful and fully aware. Having heard a sound with the ear... Having smelled an odour with the nose. Having tasted a flavour with the tongue. having touched a tangible object with the body... Having cognised a mental object with the mind, he is neither glad nor unhappy, he dwells equanimous, mindful and fully aware. Thus, monks, a monk is endowed with six factors.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with one safeguard? Here, monks, a monk is endowed with a mind protected by mindfulness. Thus, monks, a monk is one with one safeguard.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with four supports? Here, monks, a monk, after reflection, uses one thing; after reflection, endures one thing; after reflection, avoids one thing; after reflection, dispels one thing. Thus, monks, a monk is one with four supports.
"And how, monks, is a monk one who has rejected individual truths? Here, monks, for a monk, whatever individual truths there are of the many ascetics and brahmins, as follows - "The world is eternal" or "the world is non-eternal" or "the world is finite" or "the world is infinite" or "the soul is the same as the body" or "the soul is one thing and the body another" or "the Truth-finder exists after death" or "the Truth-finder does not exist after death" or "the Truth-finder both exists and does not exist after death" or "the Truth-finder neither exists nor does not exist after death" - all those have been rejected, thoroughly rejected, given up, vomited out, released, abandoned, and relinquished. Thus, monks, a monk is one who has rejected individual truths.
"And how, monks, is a monk one who has completely relinquished all seeking? Here, monks, for a monk sensual seeking has been abandoned, seeking existence has been abandoned, seeking the holy life has been calmed. Thus, monks, a monk is one who has completely relinquished all seeking.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with undisturbed thought? Here, monks, for a monk thought of sensuality has been abandoned, thought of anger has been abandoned, thought of violence has been abandoned. Thus, monks, a monk is one with undisturbed thought.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with calmed bodily activity? Here, monks, with the abandoning of pleasure and with the abandoning of pain, and with the previous disappearance of joy and displeasure, a monk enters and dwells in the fourth meditative absorption, which has neither-unpleasant-nor-pleasant and purity of mindfulness due to equanimity. Thus, monks, a monk is one with calmed bodily activity.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with a well-liberated mind? Here, monks, for a monk the mind is liberated from lust, the mind is liberated from hate, the mind is liberated from delusion. Thus, monks, a monk is one with a well-liberated mind.
"And how, monks, is a monk one with well-liberated wisdom? Here, monks, a monk understands: 'Lust in me has been abandoned, its root cut off, made like a palm stump, brought to obliteration, subject to non-arising in the future.' Hate in me has been abandoned, etc. He understands: 'Delusion in me has been abandoned, its root cut off, made like a palm stump, brought to obliteration, subject to non-arising in the future.' Thus, monks, a monk is one with well-liberated wisdom.
"Whatever noble ones, monks, in the past period of time dwelt in noble residences, all of them dwelt in just these ten noble residences; whatever noble ones, monks, in the future period of time will dwell in noble residences, all of them will dwell in just these ten noble residences; whatever noble ones, monks, at present dwell in noble residences, all of them dwell in just these ten noble residences. These, monks, are the ten abodes of the noble ones in which the noble ones have abided, are abiding, or will abide." The tenth.