8 perfect qualities
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Eight perfect qualities:
1. Elimination of false view of constancy and eternal (re)becoming
2. Letting go of attachment to life itself and any being in existence
3. Constant and continuous improvement and progress in release
4. Purified livelihood and morality
5. Freedom from anxiety
6. Absence of fear
7. Patience and gentleness
8. Victory over both attraction and aversion
(from Visuddhimagga XXI. 28)
(As a result of contemplating dissolution)
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/