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2. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 8:54 To Dīghajāṇu | Dīghajāṇu Sutta
    … He emulates consummate conviction in those who are consummate in conviction, consummate virtue in those who are consummate in virtue, consummate generosity in those who are consummate in generosity, and consummate discernment in those who are consummate in discernment. This is called admirable friendship. “And what is meant by maintaining one’s livelihood in tune? There is the case where a lay person, knowing … 
3. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 4:37 No Falling Away | Aparihāni Sutta
    … Which four? “There is the case where a monk is consummate in virtue, guards the doors to his sense faculties, knows moderation in eating, & is devoted to wakefulness. “And how is a monk consummate in virtue? There is the case where a monk is virtuous. He dwells restrained in accordance with the Pāṭimokkha, consummate in his behavior & sphere of activity. He trains himself, having … 
4. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:20 Benefit | Hita Sutta
    … Which five? “There is the case where a monk is himself consummate in virtue and encourages others to be consummate in virtue. He himself is consummate in concentration and encourages others to be consummate in concentration. He himself is consummate in discernment and encourages others to be consummate in discernment. He himself is consummate in release and encourages others to be consummate in release … 
5. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:73 Wished For | Iṭṭhā Sutta
    … Which ten? “Wealth is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world. “Beauty is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world. “Freedom from disease is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world. “Virtues are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world. “Celibacy is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world. “Friends are welcome, agreeable, pleasant … 
6. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 11:13 To Mahānāma (2) | Mahānāma Sutta
    … Whatever virtue they were endowed with, so that—when falling away from this life—they re-arose there, the same sort of virtue is present in me as well. Whatever learning they were endowed with, so that—when falling away from this life—they re-arose there, the same sort of learning is present in me as well. Whatever generosity they were endowed with … 
7. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:24 Cunda | Cunda Sutta
    … This venerable one does not discern how it is that, when one discerns, aversion does not come into being… delusion… anger… hostility… hypocrisy… spite… selfishness… evil envy… evil longing does not come into being, which is why he remains conquered by evil longing.’ “When a monk utters words about developing, saying, ‘I am developed in body,1 developed in virtue, developed in mind, developed … 
8. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 11:12 To Mahānāma (1) | Mahānāma Sutta
    … Whatever virtue they were endowed with, so that—when falling away from this life—they re-arose there, the same sort of virtue is present in me as well. Whatever learning they were endowed with, so that—when falling away from this life—they re-arose there, the same sort of learning is present in me as well. Whatever generosity they were endowed with … 
9. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 4:52 Bonanzas of Merit | Puññābhisanda Sutta
    … worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respect, the incomparable field of merit for the world.’ This is the third bonanza of merit, bonanza of skillfulness, nourishment of bliss—heavenly, resulting in bliss—that leads to what is wished for, appealing, agreeable, well-being, & bliss. “And further, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with virtues that are appealing … 
10. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:48 Ten Things | Dasa Dhamma Sutta
     … A person gone forth should often reflect on this. “‘My life is dependent on others’ … “‘My behavior should be different (from that of householders)’ … “‘Can I fault myself with regard to my virtue?’… “‘Can my observant fellows in the holy life, on close examination, fault me with regard to my virtue?’ … “‘I will grow different, separate from all that is dear & appealing to me … 
11. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:83 The Donkey | Gadrabha Sutta
     … right after the Saṅgha of monks, saying, ‘I too am a monk! I too am a monk!’ He doesn’t have the other monks’ desire for undertaking the training in heightened virtue, doesn’t have their desire for undertaking the training in heightened mind [concentration], doesn’t have their desire for undertaking the training in heightened discernment, and yet he still keeps following right … 
12. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:93 Urgent | Accāyika Sutta
     … Which three? The undertaking of the training in heightened virtue, the undertaking of the training in heightened mind, the undertaking of the training in heightened discernment. These are the three urgent duties of a monk. Now, that monk does not have the power or might (to say:) ‘May my mind be released from effluents through lack of clinging/sustenance today or tomorrow or the … 
13. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:71 The Roots of the Uposatha | Mūluposatha Sutta
     … And how is the defiled mind cleansed through the proper technique? There is the case where the disciple of the noble ones recollects his own virtues.… As he is recollecting virtue, his mind is cleansed, and joy arises; the defilements of his mind are abandoned. He is thus called a disciple of the noble ones undertaking the virtue-uposatha. He lives with virtue. It … 
14. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 4:55 Living in Tune | Samajivina Sutta
     … We want to see one another not only in the present life but also in the life to come.” (The Blessed One said:) “If both husband & wife want to see one another not only in the present life but also in the life to come, they should be in tune (with each other) in conviction, in tune in virtue, in tune in generosity, and … 
15. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:75 About Migāsālā | Migāsālāya Sutta
     … Which ten? [1] “There is the case where one individual is unvirtuous and he doesn’t discern, as it has come to be, the awareness-release and discernment-release where that lack of virtue ceases without trace. He is unaccomplished in listening, unaccomplished in wide learning, and has not penetrated (the teachings) in terms of his views. He doesn’t gain occasional release.2 … 
16. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:166 Cessation | Nirodha Sutta
     … Sāriputta said, “Friends, there is the case where a monk—consummate in virtue, consummate in concentration, consummate in discernment—might enter & emerge from the cessation of perception & feeling.1 There is the possibility that if he does not gain gnosis in the here & now, then—going beyond companionship with the devas who feed on material food, and arising in a certain mind-made group … 
17. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 6:12 Conducive to Amiability | Sārāṇīya Sutta
     … This, too, is a condition that is conducive to amiability, that engenders feelings of endearment, engenders feelings of respect, leading to a sense of fellowship, a lack of disputes, harmony, & a state of unity. “And further—with reference to the virtues that are untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the observant, ungrasped at, leading to concentration—the monk dwells with his virtue in … 
18. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:70 Topics of Conversation (2) | Kathāvatthu Sutta
     … talk on non-entanglement among the monks.… “He himself has his persistence aroused and instigates talk on arousing persistence among the monks.… “He himself is consummate in virtue and instigates talk on being consummate in virtue among the monks.… “He himself is consummate in concentration and instigates talk on being consummate in concentration among the monks.… “He himself is consummate in discernment and instigates … 
19. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:25 Supported | Anugghita Sutta
     … Which five? “There is the case where right view is supported by virtue, supported by learning, supported by discussion, supported by tranquility, supported by insight. “When supported by these five factors, right view has awareness-release as its fruit, awareness-release as its reward; has discernment-release as its fruit, discernment-release as its reward.” See also: MN 117; SN 45:49–55; SN … 
20. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:101 Contemplative Perceptions | Samaṇasaññā Sutta
     … Which seven? “One acts & behaves consistently with the virtues. “One isn’t greedy. “One is devoid of ill will. “One is devoid of arrogance. “One desires training. “One thinks, ‘They have this purpose,’ with regard to the requisites of life. “One remains with one’s persistence aroused. “Monks, these three contemplative perceptions, when developed & pursued, bring these seven things to completion.” See also: AN … 
21. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:58 To Vaccha (on Giving) | Vaccha Sutta
     … And with which five is he endowed? He is endowed with the aggregate of virtue of one beyond training… the aggregate of concentration of one beyond training… the aggregate of discernment of one beyond training… the aggregate of release of one beyond training… the aggregate of knowledge & vision of release of one beyond training. These are the five factors with which he is endowed … 
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