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Lesson 3.3.5 Mahācattārīsakasuttaṃ, Part Two – Thoughts to be Avoided and to be Performed
The Mahācattārīsakasutta, Part One (lesson 3.2.7) already highlighted that all constituents of the Ariyo Aṭṭhaṅgiko Maggo need to be perfected in twofold qualities: the mundane (lokiya) and the supramundane (lokuttara). One starts with the mundane aspect by seriously maintaining sīla, developing concentration (samādhi) and trying to understand the teaching of the Buddha on a deeper level by developing paññā. This should enable one to develop a sturdy foundation in all the necessary prerequisites and qualities (pāramī), to be fostered in further existences, with the envisioned goal to walk towards and reach full liberation. Furthermore, to successfully realise the supramundane characteristic of all the links of the path which would qualify one as a ‘Noble Disciple’ (ariya sāvaka), the elements of nekkhammadhātu, abyāpādadhātu, avihiṃsādhātu need to be nurtured and perfected.