Numbered Discourses 4.71

1. Sure Bet

Effort

“Mendicants, when a mendicant has four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.

What four?

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, learned, energetic, and wise.

When a mendicant possesses these four things their practice is a sure bet, and they have laid the groundwork for ending the defilements.”