AN10.90 — The Powers of One Who has Ended Defilements
Then Venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One. Having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. While sitting to one side, the Blessed One addressed Venerable Sāriputta:
Sāriputta, how many powers does a disciple with destroyed taints possess, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me?
Venerable Sir, a disciple with destroyed taints possesses ten powers, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me.
What are the ten?
Here, Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints sees all formations as impermanent through perfect wisdom as they truly are.
Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints, seeing all formations as impermanent through perfect wisdom as they truly are, is endowed with that power, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me.
Furthermore, Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints sees sensual pleasures as a charred heap through perfect wisdom as they truly are.
Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints, seeing sensual pleasures as a charred heap through perfect wisdom as they truly are, is endowed with that power, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me.
Furthermore, Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints has a mind inclined to seclusion, leaning towards seclusion, sloping towards seclusion, delighting in renunciation, separated from all states conducive to the taints.
Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints, having a mind inclined to seclusion, leaning towards seclusion, sloping towards seclusion, delighting in renunciation, separated from all states conducive to the taints, is endowed with that power, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me.
Furthermore, Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints has developed and well-developed the four foundations of mindfulness.
Venerable Sir, the disciple with destroyed taints, having developed and well-developed the four foundations of mindfulness, is endowed with that power, by which he declares the destruction of the taints, saying, The taints are destroyed in me.
Again, venerable sir, for a disciple whose taints are destroyed, the four right exertions are developed and well-developed... the four bases of spiritual power are developed and well-developed... the five faculties... the five powers are developed and well-developed... the seven factors of enlightenment are developed and well-developed... the noble eightfold path is developed and well-developed. Furthermore, venerable sir, for a disciple whose taints are destroyed, the noble eightfold path is developed and well-developed; this too, venerable sir, is the strength of a disciple whose taints are destroyed, by which strength the disciple whose taints are destroyed declares the destruction of the taints, saying My taints are destroyed. These, venerable sir, are the ten strengths of a disciple whose taints are destroyed, by which strengths the disciple whose taints are destroyed declares the destruction of the taints, saying My taints are destroyed.