10 dwellings of Noble Ones
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Ten dwellings of Noble Ones:
1. He has abandoned the five hindrances
2. He remains equanimous to the six senses
3. He is endowed with awareness guarded by mindfulness
4. After carefully reflecting, follows one thing, tolerates another, avoids another, and destroys another
5. He has shaken off the questions to be set aside
6. He has abandoned the search for sense pleasures
7. He is undisturbed in his resolves, no longer desirous for sense pleasures
8. He is calmed in his bodily fabrication; equanimous toward bodily pleasure and pain
9. He is well-released in mind; freed from passion, aversion, and delusion
10. He is well-released in discernment; knowing his mental states
(from Anguttara Nikaya 10.20)
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/