{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.245/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.245","id":"suttacentral_an4.245","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.245/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, this spiritual life is lived with training as its benefit, with wisdom as its overseer, with freedom as its core, and with mindfulness as its ruler. And how is training its benefit? Firstly, I laid down for my disciples the training that deals with supplementary regulations in order to inspire confidence in those without it and to increase confidence in those who have it. They undertake whatever supplementary regulations I have laid down, keeping them intact, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred. Furthermore, I laid down for my disciples the training that deals with the fundamentals of the spiritual life in order to rightly end suffering in every way. They undertake whatever training that deals with the fundamentals of the spiritual life I have laid down, keeping it intact, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred. That\u2019s how training is its benefit. And how is wisdom its overseer? I taught the Dhamma to my disciples in order to rightly end suffering in every way. They examine with wisdom any teachings I taught them. That\u2019s how wisdom is its overseer. And how is freedom its core? I taught the Dhamma to my disciples in order to rightly end suffering in every way. They experience through freedom any teachings I taught them. That\u2019s how freedom is its core. And how is mindfulness its ruler? Mindfulness is well established in oneself: \u2018In this way I\u2019ll fulfill the training dealing with supplementary regulations, or support with wisdom in every situation the training dealing with supplementary regulations I\u2019ve already fulfilled.\u2019 Mindfulness is well established in oneself: \u2018In this way I\u2019ll fulfill the training dealing with the fundamentals of the spiritual life, or support with wisdom in every situation the training dealing with the fundamentals of the spiritual life I\u2019ve already fulfilled.\u2019 Mindfulness is well established in oneself: \u2018In this way I\u2019ll examine with wisdom the teaching that I haven\u2019t yet examined, or support with wisdom in every situation the teaching I\u2019ve already examined.\u2019 Mindfulness is well established in oneself: \u2018In this way I\u2019ll experience through freedom the teaching that I haven\u2019t yet experienced, or support with wisdom in every situation the teaching I\u2019ve already experienced.\u2019 That\u2019s how mindfulness is its ruler. \u2018This spiritual life is lived with training as its benefit, with wisdom as its overseer, with freedom as its core, and with mindfulness as its ruler.\u2019 That\u2019s what I said, and this is why I said it.\u201d","title":"The Benefits of Training","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":399}