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Sattakanipātapāḷi
Sattakanipātapāḷi

78(4)An Expert in the Discipline(4)

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi @ IAPT

78(4)An Expert in the Discipline(4)

"Bhikkhus,possessing seven qualities;a bhikkhu is an expertin the discipline.
What seven?
"(1)He knows what is an offense.(2)He knows what is not anoffense.(3)He knows what is a light offense.(4)He knows what is a grave offense.(5)He recollects his manifold past abodes,that is,one birth,two births...[as in 6:2 S4]...he recollects his manifold past abodes with their aspects and details.
(6)With the divine eye,which is purified and surpasses the human...[as in 6:2 S5]...he understands how beings fare in accordance with their kamma.
(7)With the destruction of the taints,he has realized for himself with direct knowledge...the taintless liberation of mind,liberation by wisdom...he dwells in it.
"Possessing these seven qualities,a bhikkhu is an expert in the discipline."[142]