Vinayvagga

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Sattakanipāta · Aṭṭhakanipāta · Navakanipāta · Vol. 23 · Section 74

[74] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with seven qualities is an expert in the Discipline (vinayadhara). With what seven? He knows what is an offense; he knows what is not an offense; he knows what is a light offense; he knows what is a grave offense; moreover, he is firmly established in the Discipline, immovable; he is one who gains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the four jhānas that pertain to the higher mind and are pleasant abidings in this very life; and with the destruction of the taints (āsava), he realizes for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, he dwells therein. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these seven qualities is an expert in the Discipline.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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