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1. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 46:11 Living Beings | Pāṇa Sutta
   Living Beings Pāṇa Sutta  (SN 46:11) “Monks, just as the living beings that assume the four postures—at times walking, at times standing, at times sitting down, at times lying down—all assume the four postures in dependence on the earth, established on the earth; in the same way, it’s in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, that a monk develops the … 
2. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 46:1 The Himalayas (On the Factors for awakening) | Himavanta Sutta
    … There they attain greatness & prosperity in terms of the body. “In the same way, it is in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, having developed & pursued the seven factors for awakening, that a monk attains to greatness & prosperity in terms of mental qualities. And how is it that a monk—in dependence on virtue, established on virtue, having developed & pursued the seven factors for … 
3. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 47:16 To Uttijya | Uttiya Sutta
    … And what is the basis of skillful mental qualities? Well-purified virtue & views made straight. Then, when your virtue is well purified and your views made straight, in dependence on virtue, established in virtue, you should develop the four establishings of mindfulness. Which four? There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself—ardent, alert, & mindful—subduing greed … 
4. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 11:14 Poor | Daḷidda Sutta
    … The Blessed One said, “Monks, once there was a man living in this very Rājagaha—a poor, pitiful wretch of a person.1 He undertook conviction in the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Blessed One, undertook virtue, undertook learning, undertook relinquishment, undertook discernment. He—having undertaken conviction in the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Blessed One, having undertaken virtue, having undertaken learning, having undertaken … 
5. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 21:10 (A Monk) by the Name of Elder (On Solitude) | Theranāma Sutta
    … As he was sitting there, the Blessed One said to him, “Is it true, Elder, that you live alone and extol the virtues of living alone?” “Yes, lord.” “But how do you live alone and extol the virtues of living alone?” “Lord, alone I enter the village for alms, alone I return, alone I sit withdrawn (in meditation), alone I do walking meditation. That … 
6. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 55:21 To Mahānāma (1) | Mahānāma Sutta
    … If one’s mind has long been nurtured with conviction, nurtured with virtue, nurtured with learning, nurtured with relinquishment, nurtured with discernment, then when the body—endowed with form, composed of the four primary elements, born from mother & father, nourished with rice & porridge, subject to inconstancy, rubbing, pressing, dissolution, & dispersion—is eaten by crows, vultures, hawks, dogs, hyenas, or all sorts of creatures, nevertheless … 
7. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 35:75 Ill (2) | Gilāna Sutta
    … I hope you have no remorse.” “Yes, lord, I do have not a small amount of anxiety, not a small amount of remorse.” “I hope you can’t fault yourself with regard to your virtue.” “No, lord, I can’t fault myself with regard to my virtue.” “Then what are you anxious about? What is your remorse?” “I understand that the Blessed One has … 
8. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 35:74 Ill (1) | Gilāna Sutta
    … I hope you have no remorse.” “Yes, lord, I do have not a small amount of anxiety, not a small amount of remorse.” “I hope you can’t fault yourself with regard to your virtue.” “No, lord, I can’t fault myself with regard to my virtue.” “Then what are you anxious about? What is your remorse?” “I understand that the Blessed One has … 
9. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 37:34 Growth | Vaḍḍhinā Sutta
    … Which five? “She grows in terms of conviction. “She grows in terms of virtue. “She grows in terms of learning. “She grows in terms of generosity. “She grows in terms of discernment.1 “Growing in terms of these five types of growth, the female disciple of the noble ones grows in the noble growth. She grasps hold of what is essential and what is … 
10. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 55:26 To Anāthapiṇḍika (1) | Anāthapiṇḍika Sutta
     … You have virtues appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the observant, ungrasped at, leading to concentration. As you see those virtues appealing to the noble ones in yourself, your pains may immediately grow calm. “Householder, you don’t have the type of wrong view endowed with which an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person—with the breakup of … 
11. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 55:40 To Nandiya | Nandiya Sutta
     … When phenomena aren’t manifest, he is reckoned simply as one who dwells in heedlessness. “And further, the disciple of the noble ones is endowed with virtues that are appealing to the noble ones: untorn, unbroken, unspotted, unsplattered, liberating, praised by the observant, ungrasped at, leading to concentration. Content with those virtues appealing to the noble ones, he doesn’t exert himself further in … 
12. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 3:1 Young | Dahara Sutta
     … But if a monk, his virtue consummate, burns you with his potency,1 you won’t acquire sons or cattle nor will your heirs enjoy wealth. They become barren, heir-less, like palmyra stumps. So a person who’s wise, out of regard for his own good, should always show due respect for a serpent, a fire, a noble warrior with high status, & a … 
13. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 46:3 Virtue | Sīla Sutta
     … This would count as a case in which insight precedes tranquility (see AN 4:170). “Monks, as for those monks who are consummate in virtue, consummate in concentration, consummate in discernment, consummate in release, consummate in knowledge & vision of release: Even seeing them is beneficial, I tell you. Even listening to them… Even approaching them… Even attending to them… Even recollecting them… Even going … 
14. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 1:51 Old Age | Jarā Sutta
    Old Age Jarā Sutta  (SN 1:51) “What is good      all the way through old age? What is good      when established? What is the treasure of human beings? What can’t be stolen by thieves?” The Buddha: “Virtue is good      all the way through old age. Conviction is good      when established. Discernment is the treasure of human beings. Merit can’t be stolen by … 
15. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 55:27 To Anāthapiṇḍika (2) | Anāthapiṇḍika Sutta
     … As he sees that suspicion of the Saṅgha within himself, there is dread, there is alarm, there is fear of death as it relates to the next life. “Further, the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is endowed with poor virtue. As he sees that poor virtue within himself, there is dread, there is alarm, there is fear of death as it relates to … 
16. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 22:88 To Assaji | Assaji Sutta
     … There are signs of their increasing, and not of their lessening.” “I hope, Assaji, that you have no anxiety, no remorse.” “Actually, lord, I have not just a little anxiety, not just a little remorse.” “But I hope, Assaji, that you can’t fault yourself with regard to your virtue.” “No, lord, I can’t fault myself with regard to my virtue.” “But if … 
17. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 6:2 Reverence | Gārava Sutta
     … Now on what contemplative or brahman can I dwell in dependence, honoring & respecting him?” Then the thought occurred to him: “It would be for the sake of perfecting an unperfected aggregate of virtue that I would dwell in dependence on another contemplative or brahman, honoring & respecting him. However, in this world with its devas, Māras, & Brahmās, in this generation with its contemplatives & brahmans, its … 
18. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 9:11 Inappropriate Attention | Ayoniso-manasikāra Sutta
     … Keeping your mind on the Teacher, the Dhamma, the Saṅgha, your virtues, you will arrive at joy, rapture, pleasure without doubt. Then,                  saturated with joy, you will put an end to suffering & stress.” The monk, chastened by the devatā, came to his senses. See also: DN 2; SN 22:122; AN 3:129; AN 4:263; Iti 16
19. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 47:13 About Cunda (Ven. Sāriputta’s Passing Away) | Cunda Sutta
     … Sāriputta had totally unbound.” “But, Ānanda, when he totally unbound, did Sāriputta take the aggregate of virtue along with him? Did he take the aggregate of concentration… discernment… release… the aggregate of knowledge & vision of release along with him?” “No, lord, when he totally unbound, Ven. Sāriputta didn’t take the aggregate of virtue… concentration… discernment… release… the aggregate of knowledge & vision of release … 
20. Handful of Leaves, Volume Three SN 4:1 Ascetic Actions | Tapokamma Sutta
     … Developing virtue, concentration, & discernment, the path to awakening, I’ve attained the foremost purity. But you, End-maker, are struck down.” Then Mara the Evil One—sad & dejected at realizing, “The Blessed One knows me, the One Well-Gone knows me”—vanished right there. Note 1. Reading aparaṁ with the Thai edition. The Burmese and Sri Lankan editions read amaraṁ, deathless.
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