..續本文上一頁 four foundations of mindfulness,” should be the answer.

　　"The four foundations of mindfulness, too, have their nutriment; they are not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of the four foundations of mindfulness

　　 ”The three ways of good conduct,” should be the answer.

　　"The three ways of good conduct, too, have their nutriment; they are not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of the three ways of good conduct

　　 ”Sense-control,” should be the answer.

　　"Sense-control, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of sense-control

　　 ”Mindfulness and clear comprehension,” should be the answer.

　　"Mindfulness and clear comprehension, too, have their nutriment; they are not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of mindfulness and clear comprehension

　　 ”Wise attention,” should be the answer.

　　"Wise attention, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of wise attention

　　 ”Faith,” should be the answer.

　　"Faith, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of faith

　　 ”Listening to the True Teaching,” should be the answer.

　　"Listening to the True Teaching, too, has its nutriment; it is not without a nutriment. And what is the nutriment of listening to the True Teaching

　　 ”Association with worthy people,” should be the answer.

　　"Hence, when association with worthy people prevails, it will make prevail the listening to the True Teaching... When the seven factors of enlightenment prevail, they will make prevail liberation by supreme knowledge. Such is the nutriment of that liberation by supreme knowledge, and so it prevails.

　　"Just as if, when there is heavy rain high up in the mountains, the water, flowing downwards, will fill up the clefts, crevices and fissures in the mountains, and when these are full, they will fill up the little pools; the full little pools will fill up the lakes; the full lakes will fill up the small rivers; the full small rivers will fill up the big rivers; and the full big rivers will fill up the great ocean. Such is the nutriment of the great ocean, and so it becomes full.

　　"In the same way, monks, when association with worthy people prevails, listening to the True Teaching will prevail. When listening to the True Teaching prevails, faith will prevail. When faith prevails, wise attention will prevail. When wise attention prevails, mindfulness and clear comprehension will prevail. When mindfulness and clear comprehension prevail, sense-control will prevail. When sense-control prevails, the three ways of good conduct will prevail. When the three ways of good conduct prevail, the four foundations of mindfulness will prevail. When the four foundations of mindfulness prevail, the seven factors of enlightenment will prevail. When the seven factors of enlightenment prevail, liberation by supreme knowledge will prevail. Such is the nutriment of that liberation by supreme knowledge, and so it prevails."

　　— AN 10.61 & 62, combined

　　26. HAPPINESS AND SUFFERING

　　Once the venerable Saariputta was staying in Magadha, in the village of Naalaka.[70] On that occasion, Saama.n.dakaani, a wandering ascetic, approached him and asked:

　　"What, friend, Saariputta, is happiness, and what is suffering

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　　"To be reborn, friend, is suffering; not to be reborn is happiness."

　　— AN 10.65 (extract)

　　27. BIRTH, OLD AGE AND DEATH

　　"If, monks, three things were not to be found in the world, the Tathaagata, the Holy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One, would not appear in the world, nor would the teaching and discipline proclaimed by him shed its light over the world. What are these three things

　　 Birth, old age and death. But since these three things are to be found in the world, therefore the Tathaagata appears in …

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