{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an3.86/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an3.86","id":"suttacentral_an3.86","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an3.86/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, each fortnight over a hundred and fifty training rules come up for recitation, in which gentlemen who desire self-knowledge train. These are all included in the three trainings. What three? The training in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom. These are the three trainings that include them all. Take the case of a mendicant who has fulfilled their ethics, but has limited immersion and wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don\u2019t say they\u2019re incapable of that. But they\u2019re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they\u2019ve undertaken. With the ending of three fetters they\u2019re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. Take another case of a mendicant who has fulfilled their ethics, but has limited immersion and wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don\u2019t say they\u2019re incapable of that. But they\u2019re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they\u2019ve undertaken. With the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, they\u2019re a once-returner. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering. Take another case of a mendicant who has fulfilled their ethics and immersion, but has limited wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don\u2019t say they\u2019re incapable of that. But they\u2019re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they\u2019ve undertaken. With the ending of the five lower fetters they\u2019re reborn spontaneously. They are extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world. Take another case of a mendicant who has fulfilled their ethics, immersion, and wisdom. They break some lesser and minor training rules, but are restored. Why is that? Because I don\u2019t say they\u2019re incapable of that. But they\u2019re constant and steady in their precepts regarding the training rules that are fundamental, befitting the spiritual path. They keep the rules they\u2019ve undertaken. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements. So, mendicants, if you practice partially you succeed partially. If you practice fully you succeed fully. But in any case, these training rules are not barren, I say.\u201d","title":"Training (1st)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":441}