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§ 62.

This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "There are these three faculties. Which three? The faculty of 'I am about to know what is not yet finally known,' the faculty of final knowledge, the faculty of one who has finally known.* These are the three faculties."

For a learner in training
    along the straight path:
    first, the knowledge of ending;
    then,    immediately,
        gnosis;
    then, from the ending
    of the fetter -- becoming --
    there's the knowledge,
        the gnosis of    one released
                who is Such:**
        'My release is unshaken.'

One consummate in these faculties,
        peaceful,
    enjoying the peaceful state,
        bears his last body,
    having conquered Mara
        along with his mount.

 




* According to the Commentary, the first of these faculties corresponds to the first noble attainment, the path to stream-entry; the second, to the next six attainments, ranging from the fruition of stream-entry to the path to Arahantship; and the third, to the highest attainment, the fruition of Arahantship.



**  Such (tadi): see the note to §44.






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