{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.28/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.28","id":"suttacentral_an8.28","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.28/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then Venerable S\u0101riputta went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him: \u201cS\u0101riputta, how many powers does a mendicant who has ended the defilements have that qualify them to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended\u2019?\u201d \u201cSir, a mendicant who has ended the defilements has eight powers that qualify them to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 What eight? Firstly, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom all conditions as truly impermanent. This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has clearly seen with right wisdom that sensual pleasures are truly like a pit of glowing coals. This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 Furthermore, the mind of a mendicant with defilements ended slants, slopes, and inclines to seclusion. They\u2019re withdrawn, loving renunciation, and have totally eliminated defiling influences. This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has well developed the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 Furthermore, a mendicant with defilements ended has well developed the four bases of psychic power \u2026 the five faculties \u2026 the seven awakening factors \u2026 the noble eightfold path. This is a power that a mendicant who has ended the defilements relies on to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019 A mendicant who has ended the defilements possesses these eight powers that qualify them to claim: \u2018My defilements have ended.\u2019\u201d","title":"Powers (2nd)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":293}