[118] Then the Venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. As the Venerable Sāriputta was sitting to one side, the Blessed One said this to him: "Sāriputta, how many powers has a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed (khīṇāsava), endowed with which powers a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints (āsava): 'My taints are destroyed'?"
"Venerable sir, a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed has eight powers, endowed with which powers a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.' What eight?
"Here, venerable sir, by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, all conditioned things (saṅkhārā) have been clearly seen as they really are with right wisdom as impermanent. That, venerable sir, all conditioned things have been clearly seen as they really are with right wisdom as impermanent by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed — this too, venerable sir, is a power of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, relying on which power a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'
"Furthermore, venerable sir, by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, sensual pleasures have been clearly seen as they really are with right wisdom as being like a pit of glowing embers. That, venerable sir, sensual pleasures have been clearly seen as they really are with right wisdom as being like a pit of glowing embers by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed — this too, venerable sir, is a power of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, relying on which power a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the mind (citta) of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed slants toward seclusion (viveka), slopes toward seclusion, inclines toward seclusion, stands apart in seclusion, delights in renunciation (nekkhamma), and has utterly finished with all things that are a basis for the taints. That, venerable sir, the mind of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed slants toward seclusion, slopes toward seclusion, inclines toward seclusion, stands apart in seclusion, delights in renunciation, and has utterly finished with all things that are a basis for the taints — this too, venerable sir, is a power of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, relying on which power a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'
"Furthermore, venerable sir, by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, the four establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) have been developed and well developed. That, venerable sir, the four establishments of mindfulness have been developed and well developed by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed — this too, venerable sir, is a power of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, relying on which power a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'
"Furthermore, venerable sir, by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, the four bases for success (iddhipāda) have been developed and well developed … the five faculties (indriya) have been developed and well developed; the seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) have been developed and well developed; the noble eightfold path (magga) has been developed and well developed. That, venerable sir, the noble eightfold path has been developed and well developed by a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed — this too, venerable sir, is a power of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, relying on which power a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'
"These, venerable sir, are the eight powers of a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed, endowed with which powers a bhikkhu whose taints are destroyed claims the destruction of the taints: 'My taints are destroyed.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.