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1. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 8:19 Pahārāda | Pahārāda Sutta
    … This is the eighth amazing & astounding quality of this Dhamma & Vinaya because of which, as they see it again & again, the monks take great joy in this Dhamma & Vinaya. “These, Pahārāda, are the eight amazing & astounding qualities of this Dhamma & Vinaya because of which, as they see them again & again, the monks take great joy in this Dhamma & Vinaya.” Notes 1. The Pali here … 
2. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:79 Future Dangers (3) | Anāgata-bhayāni Sutta
    … Thus from corrupt Dhamma comes corrupt Vinaya; from corrupt Vinaya, corrupt Dhamma. “This, monks, is the first future danger, unarisen at present, that will arise in the future. Be alert to it and, being alert, work to get rid of it. “And further, there will be in the course of the future monks undeveloped in body, undeveloped in virtue, undeveloped in mind, undeveloped in … 
3. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 8:51 To Gotamī | Gotamī Sutta
    … As she was standing there she said to him: “It would be good, lord, if women might obtain the Going-forth from the home life into homelessness in the Dhamma & Vinaya made known by the Tathāgata.” “Enough, Gotamī. Don’t advocate women’s Going-forth from the home life into homelessness in the Dhamma & Vinaya made known by the Tathāgata.” A second time.… A … 
4. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:22 Sick People | Gilāna Sutta
    … Which three? “There is the case of the person who—regardless of whether he does or doesn’t get to see the Tathāgata, regardless of whether he does or doesn’t get to hear the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata—will not alight on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities. There is the case of the person who—regardless of whether he … 
5. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 7:80 The Teacher’s Instruction | Satthusāsana Sutta
    … You may categorically hold, ‘This is not the Dhamma, this is not the Vinaya, this is not the Teacher’s instruction.’ “As for the qualities of which you may know, ‘These qualities lead to utter disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to stilling, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to unbinding’: You may categorically hold, ‘This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is … 
6. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 6:88 Listening Well | Sussūsa Sutta
    … Which six? “When the Dhamma & Vinaya declared by the Tathāgata is being taught, he does not listen well, does not give ear, does not apply his mind to gnosis, grabs hold of what is worthless, rejects what is worthwhile, and is not endowed with the patience [or: preference] to comply with the teaching. “Endowed with these six qualities, a person is incapable of alighting … 
7. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 8:53 In Brief | Saṅkhitta Sutta
    … You may categorically hold, ‘This is not the Dhamma, this is not the Vinaya, this is not the Teacher’s instruction.’ “As for the qualities of which you may know, ‘These qualities lead to dispassion, not to passion; to being unfettered, not to being fettered; to shedding, not to accumulating; to modesty, not to self-aggrandizement; to contentment, not to discontent; to reclusiveness, not … 
8. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:114 At Andhakavinda | Andhakavinda Sutta
    … As he was sitting there, the Blessed One said to him, “Ānanda, the new monks—those who have not long gone forth, who are newcomers in this Dhamma & Vinaya—should be encouraged, exhorted, and established in these five things. Which five? “‘Come, friends, be virtuous. Dwell restrained in accordance with the Pāṭimokkha, consummate in your behavior & sphere of activity. Train yourselves, having undertaken the … 
9. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 4:191 Followed by Ear | Sotānugata Sutta
    … The thought occurs [to the new deva]: ‘This is the Dhamma & Vinaya under which I used to live the holy life.’ Slow is the arising of his mindfulness, but when mindful, he quickly arrives at distinction. “Suppose a man skilled in the sound of a war drum were to hear the sound of a war drum while traveling along a highway. He would have … 
10. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:70 Roots | Mūla Sutta
     … Thus it is that many evil, unskillful qualities—born of delusion, caused by delusion, originated through delusion, conditioned by delusion—come into play. “And a person like this is called one who speaks at the wrong time, speaks what is unfactual, speaks what is irrelevant, speaks contrary to the Dhamma, speaks contrary to the Vinaya. Why…? Because of having wrongly inflicted suffering on another … 
11. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 4:96 The Subduing of Passion | Rāga-vinaya Sutta
    The Subduing of Passion Rāga-vinaya Sutta  (AN 4:96) “Monks, these four types of individuals are to be found existing in the world. Which four? The one who practices for his/her own benefit but not for that of others. The one who practices for the benefit of others but not for his/her own. The one who practices neither for his/her … 
12. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 6:16 Nakula’s Parents | Nakula Sutta
     … The Blessed One has criticized being worried at the time of death. “Now it may be that you are thinking, ‘Nakula’s mother will not reach firm ground in this Dhamma & Vinaya, will not attain a firm foothold, will not attain consolation, overcome her doubts, dispel her perplexity, reach fearlessness or gain independence from others with regard to the Teacher’s message [a standard … 
13. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:59 Hard to Find (1) | Dullabha Sutta
     … Which five? It is hard to find one who has gone forth when old who is subtle, hard to find one who is consummate in his comportment, hard to find one who is learned, hard to find one who can teach the Dhamma, hard to find one who has mastered the Vinaya.”
14. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:115 Rare | Dullabha Sutta
     … A person who teaches the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata is rare in the world. A person who is grateful & thankful is rare in the world. “Monks, the appearance of these three is rare in the world.” See also: DN 16; AN 2:31; AN 3:24
15. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 5:60 Hard to Find (2) | Dullabha Sutta
     … Which five? It is hard to find one who has gone forth when old who is easy to instruct, hard to find one who grasps well what he has learned, hard to find one who learns with deference, hard to find one who can teach the Dhamma, hard to find one who has mastered the Vinaya.” See also: DN 16
16. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 6:51 Ven. Ānanda | Ānanda Sutta
     … He enters the Rains in monasteries in which there are senior monks who are learned, who know the tradition, who are holders of the Dhamma, the Vinaya, & the Mātikā. Having approached them periodically, he questions them & quizzes them: ‘How is this, venerable sirs? What is the meaning of this?’ They make open for him what wasn’t open, make plain what wasn’t plain … 
17. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:76 Incapable | Abhabba Sutta
    Incapable Abhabba Sutta  (AN 10:76) “Monks, if these three things were not to be found in the world, the Tathāgata—the worthy one, rightly self-awakened—would not appear in the world, and the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata would not shine in the world. Which three? Birth, aging, & death. If these three things were not to be found in the world … 
18. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 10:17 Protectors (1) | Nātha Sutta
     … And the fact that he is adept at… doing them or arranging to get them done is a quality creating a protector. “Then again, the monk is one who desires the Dhamma, endearing in his conversation, greatly rejoicing in the higher Dhamma & higher Vinaya. And the fact that he is one who desires the Dhamma, endearing in his conversation, greatly rejoicing in the higher … 
19. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:15 The Chariot Maker | Pacetana Sutta
     … But any monk or nun in whom the crookedness, faults, & flaws of bodily action are abandoned; the crookedness, faults, & flaws of verbal action are abandoned; the crookedness, faults, & flaws of mental action are abandoned stands firm in this Dhamma & Vinaya, just like the wheel that took six months minus six days to finish. “Thus you should train yourselves: ‘We will abandon crookedness, faults, & flaws … 
20. Handful of Leaves, Volume Four AN 3:100 Bark-fiber Cloth | Potthaka Sutta
     … The elder monk is speaking Dhamma & Vinaya!’2 “Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves: ‘We will be like Kāsi cloth, and not like bark-fiber cloth.’ That’s how you should train yourselves.” Notes 1. Ukkhipati. In the formal language of the Vinaya, this means that they suspend him from the Saṅgha. None of the monks will have anything to do with him until … 
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