Numbered Discourses 6.24

3. Unsurpassable

The Himalaya

“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who has six qualities could shatter Himalaya, the king of mountains, let alone this wretched ignorance! What six? It’s when a bhikkhu is skilled in entering samādhi, skilled in remaining in samādhi, skilled in emerging from samādhi, skilled in gladdening the mind for samādhi, skilled in the meditation subjects for samādhi, and skilled in projecting the mind purified by samādhi. A bhikkhu who has these six qualities could shatter Himalaya, the king of mountains, let alone this wretched ignorance!”