10. Āhuneyyavaggo | 7 | Aṅguttara
Aṅguttara Nikāya
010. Āhuneyyavaggo
V. Worthy of Gifts
95 (1) Contemplating Impermanence in the Eye
Bhikkhus, there are these 7 kinds of persons
who are worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
What 7?
(1) Here, Bhikkhus, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the destruction of the taints,
he has realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, he dwells in it.
- This is the 1st kind of person worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
(2) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
For him the exhaustion of the taints and the exhaustion of life occur simultaneously.
- This is the 2nd kind of person worthy of gifts... .
(3) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the utter destruction of the 5 lower fetters, he becomes an attainer of Nibbāna in the interval.
- This is the 3rd kind of person worthy of gifts... .
(4) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the utter destruction of the 5 lower fetters, he becomes an attainer of Nibbāna upon landing.
- This is the 4th kind of person worthy of gifts... .
(5) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the utter destruction of the 5 lower fetters, he becomes an attainer of Nibbāna without exertion.
- This is the 5th kind of person worthy of gifts... .
(6) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the utter destruction of the 5 lower fetters, he becomes an attainer of Nibbāna through exertion.
- This is the 6th kind of person worthy of gifts... .
(7) Again, some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the eye,
perceiving impermanence, experiencing impermanence, constantly, continuously, and uninterruptedly focusing on it with the mind, fathoming it with wisdom.
With the utter destruction of the 5 lower fetters, he becomes one bound upstream, heading toward the Akaniṣṭha Realm.
- This is the 7th kind of person worthy of gifts... .
These, Bhikkhus, are the 7 kinds of persons
who are worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
96 (2)–102 (8) Contemplating Suffering in the Eye, Etc.
Bhikkhus, there are these 7 kinds of persons
who are worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.
What 7?
Here, Bhikkhus, some person
(96) dwells contemplating suffering in the eye ...
(97) ... dwells contemplating non-self in the eye ...
(98) ... dwells contemplating destruction in the eye ...
(99) ... dwells contemplating vanishing in the eye ...
(100) ... dwells contemplating fading away in the eye ...
(101) ... dwells contemplating cessation in the eye ...
(102) ... dwells contemplating relinquishment in the eye ...
103 (9)–614 (520) Impermanence in the Ear, Etc.
(103)–(190)
... Here some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the ear ...
the nose ... the tongue ... the body ... the mind ... in forms ... sounds ... odours ... tastes ... tactile objects ... mental phenomena ...
(191)–(238)
... in eye-consciousness ... ear-consciousness ... nose-consciousness ... tongue-consciousness ... body-consciousness ... mind-consciousness ...
(239)–(286)
... in eye-contact ... ear-contact ... nose-contact ... tongue-contact ... body-contact ... mind-contact ...
(287)–(334)
... in feeling born of eye-contact ... feeling born of ear-contact ...
feeling born of nose-contact ... feeling born of tongue-contact ... feeling born of body-contact ... feeling born of mind-contact ...
(335)–(382)
... in perception of forms ... perception of sounds ... perception of odours ... perception of tastes ... perception of tactile objects ... perception of mental phenomena ...
(383)–(430)
... in volition regarding forms ... volition regarding sounds ...
volition regarding odours ... volition regarding tastes ... volition regarding tactile objects ... volition regarding mental phenomena ...
(431)–(478)
... in craving for forms ... craving for sounds ... craving for odours ... craving for tastes ... craving for tactile objects ... craving for mental phenomena ...
(479)–(526)
... in thought about forms ... thought about sounds ... thought about odours ... thought about tastes ... thought about tactile objects ... thought about mental phenomena ...
(527)–(574)
... in examination of forms ... examination of sounds ...
examination of odours ... examination of tastes ... examination of tactile objects ... examination of mental phenomena ...
(575)–(614)
... Here some person dwells contemplating impermanence in the form aggregate ...
the feeling aggregate ...
the perception aggregate ...
the volitional activities aggregate ...
the consciousness aggregate ...
dwells contemplating suffering ... dwells contemplating non-self ... dwells contemplating destruction ... dwells contemplating vanishing ...
dwells contemplating fading away ... dwells contemplating cessation ... dwells contemplating relinquishment ...