The Long Āgama Sūtra 11.8

11.8

「又有四成法、四修法、四覺法、四滅法、四證法。云何四成法？一者住中國，二者近善友，三者自謹慎，四者宿殖善本。云何四修法？住四念處：比丘內身身觀，精勤不懈，憶念不忘，捨世貪憂；外身身觀，精勤不懈，憶念不忘，捨世貪憂；內外身身觀，精勤不懈，憶念不忘，捨世貪憂。受、意、法觀，亦復如是。云何四覺法？謂四食：摶食、觸食、念食、識食。云何四滅法？謂四受：欲受、我受、戒受、見受。云何四證法？謂四沙門果：須陀洹果、斯陀含果、阿那含果、阿羅漢果。

“There are also four things to be achieved, four things to be cultivated, four things to be recognized, four things to be ceased, and four things to be realized.

“What are four things to be achieved? First is living in a central country. Second is staying close to good friends. Third is guarding oneself. Fourth is having planted roots of goodness in the past.

“What are four things to be cultivated? The four abodes of mindfulness: [1] A monk observes internal body as body diligently and not negligently. He doesn’t lose that recollection and abandons worldly greed and sorrow. He observes internal and external body as body, diligently and not negligently. He doesn’t lose that recollection and abandons worldly greed and sorrow. He likewise observes [2] feelings, [3] mind, and [4] teachings.

“What are four things to be recognized? The four foods: physical food, food of contact, food of thought, and food of consciousness.

“What are four things to be ceased? The four acquisitions: the acquisition of desires, acquisition of self, acquisition of precepts, and acquisition of views.

“What are four things to be realized? The four fruits of the ascetic: The fruit of stream-entry, fruit of once-returning, fruit of non-returning, and fruit of the arhat.