The History of Buddhist Thought c12.52

c12.52

This is the state of *paññā*, the full, intuitive knowledge which brings about the state of the *arahat*,² who has done everything required to reach the goal of his training, “ than which there is no visible fruit higher and more excellent.”³ This scheme claims to form a complete whole, and there can be no doubt that it did at one time form the sum of the disciple’s training. But the possibilities of the psychological developments were not exhausted, and it will be seen how it became extended. The immediate points of interest are, what were the methods for securing the attention, and what did the disciple meditate on.