Understanding the Impermanence of the Body and the Pursuit of Transcendence
… impermanence of the physical body, transcendental attainments, comprising the Four Paths, the Four Fruits and Nirvana, are beyond the reach of the deterioration of old-age, sickness and decay. These transc…
The text discusses the physical body as a storehouse for unwholesomeness, suffering, and illnesses due to our desires. It contrasts this with the nine supreme transcendental attainments, which include