Purification by
Knowing and Seeing the Way!
Purification by knowledge and vision of the way comes
by 8 understandings:
1: Understanding the momentary rise and
fall of all phenomena whatsoever.
2: Understanding the unavoidable dissolution of all phenomena whatsoever.
3: Understanding that appearance is terror, since it always entails
suffering.
4: Understanding the danger inherent in any clinging to things bound to vanish.
5: Understanding disillusion and dispassion as good signs of reduced greed.
6: Understanding of the deep desire for deliverance from the rebirth round.
7: Understanding of contemplating reflection as a crucial tool for release.
8: Understanding of equanimity regarding all formations and constructions.
Visuddhimagga 639
More on this highest ability to Understand
(Paññā):
The Understanding_Ability,
Outstanding_Understanding,
Freed_by_Knowing,
Revealing_Understanding,
Understanding_is_the_Chief,
The_Chief_Ability,
Supreme_Understanding,
Right_Understanding,
The 7 invisible Diamonds
