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1. Itivuttaka 97 Itivuttaka
   Itivuttaka 97 This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, a monk who has admirable virtue, admirable qualities, & admirable discernment is called, in this Dhamma-&-Vinaya, one who is complete, fulfilled, a superlative person. “And how is a monk a person with admirable virtue? There is the case where a monk is virtuous. He dwells restrained … 
2. Itivuttaka 76 Itivuttaka
   Itivuttaka 76 This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Aspiring to these three forms of bliss, monks, a wise person should guard his virtue. Which three? [Thinking,] ‘May praise come to me,’ a wise person should guard his virtue. [Thinking,] ‘May wealth come to me,’ a wise person should guard his virtue. [Thinking,] ‘At the break … 
3. Itivuttaka 59 Itivuttaka
    … Which three? There is the case where a monk is endowed with the aggregate of virtue of one beyond training [i.e., an Arahant], the aggregate of concentration of one beyond training, the aggregate of discernment of one beyond training. Endowed with these three qualities a monk has passed beyond Māra’s domain and shines like the sun.” Virtue, concentration, discernment: one in whom … 
4. Itivuttaka 104 Itivuttaka
   Itivuttaka 104 This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, those monks who are consummate in virtue, consummate in concentration, consummate in discernment, consummate in release, consummate in the knowledge & vision of release; who exhort, demonstrate, instruct, urge, rouse & encourage; who are competent rightly to point out the true Dhamma: seeing them, I tell you, accomplishes … 
5. Itivuttaka 111 Itivuttaka
   Itivuttaka 111 This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Be consummate in virtue, monks, and consummate in the Pāṭimokkha. Dwell restrained in accordance with the Pāṭimokkha, consummate in your behavior & sphere of activity. Train yourselves, having undertaken the training rules, seeing danger in the slightest faults. “When one is consummate in virtue, consummate in the Pāṭimokkha … 
6. Itivuttaka 60 Itivuttaka
    … Which three? The ground for meritorious activity made of generosity, the ground for meritorious activity made of virtue, and the ground for meritorious activity made of development [meditation]. These are the three grounds for meritorious activity.” Train in acts of merit that yield the foremost profit of bliss– develop generosity, a life in tune, a mind of good will. Developing these three things that … 
7. Itivuttaka 46 Itivuttaka
   Itivuttaka 46 This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, live with the trainings [in heightened virtue, heightened mind, & heightened discernment] as your reward, with discernment uppermost, release the essence, & mindfulness the governing principle. As you live with the trainings as your reward, with discernment uppermost, release the essence, & mindfulness the governing principle, then one of … 
8. Itivuttaka
    … Iti 76  —  Aspiring to three forms of bliss, wise people should guard their virtue. Iti 77  —  This body falls apart; consciousness is subject to fading; all acquisitions are inconstant, stressful, subject to change. Iti 78  —  Like attracts like. It’s in accordance with their properties—either low or admirable—that beings come together and associate with one another. Iti 79  —  Three things lead to … 
9. Itivuttaka 74 Itivuttaka
    … These children in the world, lay followers –consummate in virtue, conviction; generous, free from stinginess– shine forth in any gathering like the moon when freed from a cloud.
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