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AN 10.25 - 10.27 The Great Chapter Part 2

AN 10.25 Ten universal dimensions of meditation, or kasiṇas.AN 10.26 The female lay follower Kāḷī of Kuraraghara in Avantī asks Venerable Mahākaccāna about a verse spoken by the Buddha in “The Maidens’ Questions” (SN 4.25). He replies in terms of the ten universal dimensions of meditation.AN 10.27 Some wanderers claim to teach the direct knowledge of all things, just like the Buddha. However the Buddha disputes this by presenting ten “Great Questions” that they cannot answer.

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AN 10.21 - 10.24 The Great Chapter Part 1

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AN 10.21 Like a lion, a Realized One roars his preeminence based on ten powers. AN 10.22 The Buddha claims to be assured regarding the various different doctrinal hypotheses, based on the ten powers. AN 10.23 Some things are to be given by body, others by speech, and still others by wisdom. AN 10.24 Venerable Mahācunda teaches that, though a mendicant might claim to be free of greed, hate, and delusion, this is not always the case.

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AN 10.11 - 10.20 A Protector

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AN 10.11 Five factors that a mendicant should have, and five factors of a lodging that they should occupy. AN 10.12 A mendicant should abandon the five hindrances and possess the five factors of the adept. AN 10.13 Five lower and five higher fetters. AN 10.14 Five kinds of emotional barrenness and five emotional shackles. AN 10.15 Diligence is the foremost of all good qualities. AN 10.16 Ten persons who are worthy. AN 10.17 Ten qualities that serve as protector. AN 10.18 Ten qualities that serve as protector, in detail. AN 10.19 Ten noble abodes in which the noble ones of the past, present and future abide. AN 10.20 Ten noble abodes in which the noble ones of the past, present and future abide, in detail.

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AN 10.01 - 10.10 Benefits

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AN 10.01 The purpose of ethics, leading step by step to liberation. AN 10.02 There’s no need to make a wish to get enlightened; it happens naturally when the conditions are there. AN 10.03 The Buddha teaches how, like a tree that grows due to its leaves, liberation follows when ethics is present. AN 10.04 Sāriputta teaches how, like a tree that grows due to its leaves, liberation follows when ethics is present. AN 10.05 Ānanda teaches how, like a tree that grows due to its leaves, liberation follows when ethics is present. AN 10.06 Ānanda asks the Buddha about a mysterious state of immersion in meditation where there is no normal perception, yet one is still conscious. AN 10.07 Ānanda asks Sāriputta about a mysterious state of immersion in meditation where there is no normal perception, yet one is still conscious. Sāriputta confirms that there is, and claims to have attained it. AN 10.08 Ten factors, beginning with faith, that a mendicant should fulfill. AN 10.09 Ten factors, beginning with faith, that a mendicant should fulfill. AN 10.10 Ten factors, beginning with faith, that a mendicant should fulfill.

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