The Chapter on Ascetics

AN 7.85 A Mendicant Bhikkhusutta

"Mendicants, it's because of breaking seven things that you become a mendicant. What seven? Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, greed, hate, delusion, and conceit. It's because of breaking these seven things that you become a mendicant."

AN 7.86 An Ascetic Samaṇasutta

"Mendicants, it's because of quelling seven things that you become an ascetic ..."

AN 7.87 Brahmin Brāhmaṇasutta

"Mendicants, it's because of barring out seven things that you become a brahmin ..."

AN 7.88 Scholar Sottiyasutta

"Mendicants, it's because of scouring off seven things that you become a scholar ..."

AN 7.89 Bathed Nhātakasutta

"Mendicants, it's because of bathing off seven things that you become a bathed initiate ..."

AN 7.90 A Knowledge Master Vedagūsutta

"Mendicants, it's because of knowing seven things that you become a knowledge master ..."

AN 7.91 A Noble One Ariyasutta

"Mendicants, it's because seven foes have been nobbled that you become a noble one ..."

AN 7.92 A Perfected One Arahāsutta

"Mendicants, it's by being impeccably remote from seven things that you become a perfected one. What seven? Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, greed, hate, delusion, and conceit. It's because of being impeccably remote from these seven things that you become a perfected one."

AN 7.93 Bad Qualities Asaddhammasutta

"Mendicants, there are these seven bad qualities. What seven? Someone is faithless, shameless, imprudent, unlearned, lazy, unmindful, and witless. These are the seven bad qualities."

AN 7.94 Good Qualities Saddhammasutta

"Mendicants, there are these seven good qualities. What seven? Someone is faithful, conscientious, prudent, learned, energetic, mindful, and wise. These are the seven good qualities."

The Chapter on Worthy of Offerings

AN 7.95 Observing Impermanence in the Eye ~

"Mendicants, these seven people are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with joined palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world. What seven?

First, take a person who meditates observing impermanence in the eye. They perceive impermanence and experience impermanence. Constantly, continually, and without interruption, they apply the mind and fathom with wisdom. They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And they live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements. This is the first person who is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with joined palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.

Next, take a person who meditates observing impermanence in the eye. ... Their defilements and their life come to an end at exactly the same time. This is the second person who is worthy of offerings ...

Next, take a person who meditates observing impermanence in the eye. ... With the ending of the five lower fetters they're extinguished between one life and the next. ...

With the ending of the five lower fetters they're extinguished upon landing. ...

With the ending of the five lower fetters they're extinguished without extra effort. ...

With the ending of the five lower fetters they're extinguished with extra effort. ...

With the ending of the five lower fetters they head upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm. ... This is the seventh person.

These are the seven people who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with joined palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world."

AN 7.96--614 Observing Suffering in the Eye, Etc. ~

"Mendicants, these seven people are worthy of offerings ... What seven?

First, take a person who meditates observing suffering in the eye. ... observing not-self in the eye. ... observing ending in the eye. ... observing vanishing in the eye. ... observing fading away in the eye. ... observing cessation in the eye. ... observing letting go in the eye. ...

ear ... nose ... tongue ... body ... mind ...

sights ... sounds ... smells ... tastes ... touches ... ideas ...

eye consciousness ... ear consciousness ... nose consciousness ... tongue consciousness ... body consciousness ... mind consciousness ...

eye contact ... ear contact ... nose contact ... tongue contact ... body contact ... mind contact ...

feeling born of eye contact ... feeling born of ear contact ... feeling born of nose contact ... feeling born of tongue contact ... feeling born of body contact ... feeling born of mind contact ...

perception of sights ... perception of sounds ... perception of smells ... perception of tastes ... perception of touches ... perception of ideas ...

intention regarding sights ... intention regarding sounds ... intention regarding smells ... intention regarding tastes ... intention regarding touches ... intention regarding ideas ...

craving for sights ... craving for sounds ... craving for smells ... craving for tastes ... craving for touches ... craving for ideas ...

thoughts about sights ... thoughts about sounds ... thoughts about smells ... thoughts about tastes ... thoughts about touches ... thoughts about ideas ...

considerations regarding sights ... considerations regarding sounds ... considerations regarding smells ... considerations regarding tastes ... considerations regarding touches ... considerations regarding ideas ...

meditates observing impermanence in the five aggregates ... the aggregate of form ... the aggregate of feeling ... the aggregate of perception ... the aggregate of choices ... the aggregate of consciousness ... meditates observing suffering ... not-self ... ending ... vanishing ... fading away ... cessation ... letting go ..."

Abbreviated Texts Beginning With Greed

AN 7.615 Untitled Discourse on Greed (1st) ~

"Mendicants, for insight into greed, seven things should be developed. What seven? The awakening factor of mindfulness ... the awakening factor of equanimity. These seven things should be developed for insight into greed."

AN 7.616 Untitled Discourse on Greed (2nd) ~

"Mendicants, for insight into greed, seven things should be developed. What seven? The perception of impermanence, the perception of not-self, the perception of ugliness, the perception of drawbacks, the perception of giving up, the perception of fading away, and the perception of cessation. These seven things should be developed for insight into greed."

AN 7.617 Untitled Discourse on Greed (3rd) ~

"Mendicants, for insight into greed, seven things should be developed. What seven? The perceptions of ugliness, death, repulsiveness of food, dissatisfaction with the whole world, impermanence, suffering in impermanence, and not-self in suffering. These seven things should be developed for insight into greed."

AN 7.618--644 Untitled Discourses on Greed ~

"For the complete understanding of greed ... complete ending ... giving up ... ending ... vanishing ... fading away ... cessation ... giving away ... For the letting go of greed, these seven things should be developed."

AN 7.645--1124 Untitled Discourses on Hate, Etc. ~

"Of hate ... delusion ... anger ... acrimony ... disdain ... contempt ... jealousy ... stinginess ... deceitfulness ... deviousness ... obstinacy ... aggression ... conceit ... arrogance ... vanity ... for insight into negligence ... complete understanding ... complete ending ... giving up ... ending ... vanishing ... fading away ... cessation ... giving away ... letting go of negligence these seven things should be developed."

That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.