XVIII. Floods (Removal of Lust Version) 175 (1)–183 (9) Floods, Etc. (To be elaborated by way of the enlightenment factors having as their final goal the removal of lust, etc.) 184 (10) Higher Fetters Bhikkhus, there are these 5 higher fetters . What 5? 1) Lust for form, 2) lust for the formless, 3) conceit, 4) restlessness, 5) ignorance. -

IV. The Hindrances 31 (1) Wholesome (1) Bhikkhus, whatever states there are that are wholesome, partaking of the wholesome, pertaining to the wholesome, - they are all rooted in diligence, converge upon diligence, and diligence is declared to be the chief among them. When a Bhikkhu is diligent, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate the

VI. Discussions 51 (1) Nutriment At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, I will teach you the nutriment and the denourishment in regard to the 5 hindrances and the 7 factors of enlightenment . Listen to that.… (i. The nutriments for the hindrances) And what, Bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen sensual desire and for the increase and expansion of

Chapter II 46 Bojjhaṅgasamyutta Connected Discourses on the Factors of Enlightenment I. The Mountain 1 (1) The Himalayas At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, based upon the Himalayas, the king of mountains, the Nāgas nurture their bodies and acquire strength. When they have nurtured their bodies and acquired strength, they then enter the pools. From the pools they enter the lakes, then

III. Udāyī 21 (1) To Enlightenment Then a certain Bhikkhu approached the Blessed One…. Sitting to one side, that Bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: Venerable sir, it is said, ‘ factors of enlightenment, factors of enlightenment .’ In what sense are they called factors of enlightenment ? They lead to enlightenment , Bhikkhu, therefore they are called factors of

V. Wheel-Turning Monarch 41 (1) Discriminations At Sāvatthī . Bhikkhus, whatever ascetics or Brahmins in the past abandoned the 3 discriminations , all did so because they had developed and cultivated the 7 factors of enlightenment . Whatever ascetics or Brahmins in the future will abandon the 3 discriminations , all will do so because they will have developed and

II. Ill 11 (1) Living Beings Bhikkhus, whatever living beings there are which assume the 4 postures — 1) sometimes walking, 2) sometimes standing, 3) sometimes sitting, 4) sometimes lying down — all assume the 4 postures based upon the earth, established upon the earth. So too, based upon virtue, established upon virtue, a Bhikkhu develops and cultivates the 7

II. A Speaker on the Dhamma 113 (1) Ignorance At Sāvatthī . Then a certain Bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: Venerable sir, it is said, ‘ ignorance, ignorance .’ What now, venerable sir, is ignorance, and in what way is one immersed in ignorance? Here, Bhikkhu, the

III. Ignorance 126 (1) Subject to Arising (1) At Sāvatthī . Then a certain Bhikkhu approached the Blessed One … and said to him: Venerable sir, it is said, ‘ ignorance, ignorance .’ What now, venerable sir, is ignorance, and in what way is one immersed in ignorance? Here, Bhikkhu, the uninstructed worldling does not understand form subject to arising