Aṅguttara-Nikāya
III. Tika Nipāta
XIV. Yodh-ā-jīva Vagga

III. The Book of the Threes

XIV. The Fighting-Man

Sutta 136

Sampadā/Vuddhi Suttaṃ

Attainments

 

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THUS HAVE I HEARD

Once the Exalted One was dwelling near Sāvatthī.

There the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," they replied, and the Exalted One said:

"Monks, there are these three attainments.¹

What three?

Attainment of faith,
attainment of virtue,
attainment of insight.

These are the three.

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Monks, there are these three growths.

What three?

Growth in faith,
growth in virtue,
growth in insight.

These are the three."

 

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¹ See also text, p. 269, for another triad.