Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Friends: The Seven Qualities of an Arahat: 1: The impermanence of all constructions is perfectly seen & comprehended.. 2: The torture & addiction of all sense-desire is perfectly perceived & known..3: His mind is only inclined towards solitude, seclusion and detached ease..4: The Four Foundations of Awareness are continually & perfectly established..5: The Five Mental Abilities & Powers are perfectly developed & consummated..6: The Seven Links to Awakening are perfectly refined and fully completed..7: The Noble Eightfold Way is perfectly realized, accomplished & concluded..By these 7 criteria, he clearly & invariably recognizes that for him have the mental fermentations associated with Sense-Desire, with Becoming, and withIgnorance been completely & irreversibly eliminated! Cut of at the root andlike a palm tree stump never to grow again... Source: The Exhaustive Speeches by the Buddha. Digha Nikaya 34http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25103http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/digha/index.html Friendship is the Greatest ! and the entire Noble Life... Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Buddha-Direct http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/TrueDhamma What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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