5-46-8 Nirodhavaggo | Samyutta

VIII. Cessation

67 (1) Foulness

Bhikkhus, when the perception of foulness …

68 (2) Death

Bhikkhus, when the perception of death …

69 (3) Repulsiveness of Food

Bhikkhus, when the perception of the repulsiveness of food …

70 (4) Non-delight

Bhikkhus, when the perception of non-delight in the entire world …

71 (5) Impermanence

Bhikkhus, when the perception of impermanence …

72 (6) Suffering

Bhikkhus, when the perception of suffering in the impermanent …

73 (7) Non-self

Bhikkhus, when the perception of non-self in what is suffering …

74 (8) Abandonment

Bhikkhus, when the perception of abandonment …

75 (9) Dispassion

Bhikkhus, when the perception of dispassion …

76 (10) Cessation

(i. Of great fruit)

Bhikkhus, when the perception of cessation is developed and cultivated, it is of great fruit and benefit.

And how, Bhikkhus, is the perception of cessation developed and cultivated so that it is of great fruit and benefit?

Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness accompanied by the perception of cessation …

… he develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity accompanied by the perception of cessation, based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release.

- It is in this way that the perception of cessation is developed and cultivated so that it is of great fruit and benefit.

(ii. One of 2 fruits)

Bhikkhus, when the perception of cessation is developed and cultivated, one of 2 fruits is to be expected:

either final knowledge in this very life
or, if there is a residue of clinging, the state of non-returning.

And how, Bhikkhus, is the perception of cessation developed…?

(iii–vi. Great good, etc.)

Bhikkhus, when the perception of cessation is developed and cultivated,

it leads to great good …
to great security from bondage …
to a great sense of urgency …
to dwelling in great comfort.

And how does it do so?