Monks, these nine perceptions, when developed & pursued, are of great fruit, of great benefit. They gain a footing in the deathless and have the deathless as their final end. Which nine? |
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The perception of unattractiveness (of the body) |
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The perception of death. |
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The perception of the foulness in food. |
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The perception of no-delight in any world. |
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The perception of inconstancy. |
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The perception of stress in inconstancy. |
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The perception of not-self in stress. |
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The perception of abandoning. |
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The perception of dispassion. |
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These nine perceptions, when developed & pursued, are of great fruit, of great benefit. They gain a footing in the deathless and have the deathless as their final end. |
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