{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.133/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.133","id":"suttacentral_an3.133","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.133/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, a warrior with three factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and is reckoned as a factor of kingship. What three? He\u2019s a long-distance shooter, a marksman, one who shatters large objects. A warrior with these three factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and is reckoned as a factor of kingship. In the same way, a mendicant with three factors is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world. What three? They\u2019re a long-distance shooter, a marksman, and one who shatters large objects. And how is a mendicant a long-distance shooter? It\u2019s when a mendicant truly sees any kind of form at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> form\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 They truly see any kind of feeling at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> feeling\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 They truly see any kind of perception at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> perception\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 They truly see any kind of choices at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> choices\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 They truly see any kind of consciousness at all\u2014past, future, or present; internal or external; solid or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near: <em>all</em> consciousness\u2014with right understanding: \u2018This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.\u2019 That\u2019s how a mendicant is a long-distance shooter. And how is a mendicant a marksman? It\u2019s when a mendicant truly understands: \u2018This is suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the origin of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the cessation of suffering\u2019 \u2026 \u2018This is the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering\u2019. That\u2019s how a mendicant is a marksman. And how does a mendicant shatter large objects? It\u2019s when a mendicant shatters the great mass of ignorance. That\u2019s how a mendicant shatters large objects. A mendicant with these three qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.\u201d","title":"A Warrior","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":452}