The Book of the Sevens

The Buddha describes the seven powers in brief, of 1) faith, 2) energy, 3) conscience, 4) fear of wrongdoing, 5) mindfulness, 6) collectedness, and 7) wisdom.

The Buddha describes the seven powers in detail, of 1) faith, 2) energy, 3) conscience, 4) fear of wrongdoing, 5) mindfulness, 6) collectedness, and 7) wisdom.

The Buddha describes the seven kinds of wealth in brief, of 1) faith, 2) virtue, 3) conscience, 4) fear of wrongdoing, 5) learning, 6) generosity, and 7) wisdom.

The Buddha describes the seven kinds of wealth in detail, of 1) faith, 2) virtue, 3) conscience, 4) fear of wrongdoing, 5) learning, 6) generosity, and 7) wisdom. One who possesses these is not truly poor, and their life is not lived in vain.

Migāra of Rohaṇa is a wealthy man, but even his riches are vulnerable to the vicissitudes of life, unlike the seven kinds of wealth the Buddha describes which cannot be taken away.

The Buddha describes the seven underlying tendencies toward 1) sensual desire, 2) aversion, 3) views, 4) doubt, 5) conceit, 6) passion for existence, and 7) ignorance that are present in living beings.

The spiritual life is lived for the abandoning and complete uprooting of the seven underlying tendencies toward 1) sensual desire, 2) aversion, 3) views, 4) doubt, 5) conceit, 6) passion for existence, and 7) ignorance.

The Buddha describes seven kinds of persons and likens them to those in water — from those submerged in unwholesomeness to those who cross over fully. They represent the stages from spiritual stagnation to full awakening, including stream-enterers, once-returners, non-returners, and arahants.

The Buddha describes the seven grounds for wholesome inclinations, of 1) undertaking the training precepts, 2) attending carefully to the Dhamma, 3) removing longing, 4) seclusion, 5) arousing energy, 6) skilled mindfulness, and 7) realization of right view.

The Buddha explains seven things that lead to the decline of a trainee bhikkhu and seven things that do not.

The Buddha explains seven principles that lead to the decline of a lay follower and seven principles that lead to non-decline.

The Buddha explains seven principles that lead to the misfortune of a lay follower and seven principles that lead to success.

Seven qualities that lead to wielding mastery over the mind.

Endowed with seven qualities, Sāriputta wields mastery over the mind.

The Buddha describes the seven planes of consciousness, ranging from beings with diverse bodies and perceptions to those perceiving nothingness.

Seven perceptions, of 1) unattractiveness, 2) death, 3) unpleasantness of food, 4) non-delight in the whole world, 5) impermanence, 6) unsatisfactoriness in impermanence, and 7) not-self in unsatisfactoriness, that when cultivated and frequently practiced lead to the deathless, in brief.

Seven perceptions, of 1) unattractiveness, 2) death, 3) unpleasantness of food, 4) non-delight in the whole world, 5) impermanence, 6) unsatisfactoriness in impermanence, and 7) not-self in unsatisfactoriness, that when cultivated and frequently practiced lead to the deathless, in detail.

After the lay disciple Nandamātā is visited by the deity Vessavaṇa, she recounts the event to the venerable Sāriputta. She then lists her seven wonderful and marvelous qualities, including profound equanimity in the face of tragedy, her attainment of the four jhānas, and her attainment of non-returning.

When venerable Mahāmoggallāna was struggling with drowsiness, the Buddha gave him seven methods to overcome it. Moving beyond wakefulness, the discourse warns against pride and contentious talk, ultimately revealing how letting go leads to the exhaustion of craving and complete quenching.

Through a simile of a tree, the Buddha describes the importance of the sense of right and wrong and fear of wrongdoing as the foundation for cultivating wholesome qualities and the path to liberation.

Using the metaphor of a well-provisioned frontier fortress, the Buddha outlines the safeguards of the spiritual life. Equipped with seven good qualities and nourished by the four jhānas, a noble disciple’s mind becomes a fortress that cannot be overrun by Māra.

The Buddha advises Venerable Upāli on how to discern what is the Teacher’s Instruction by seeing if it leads to these seven things.