es, lord, lead to a monkâs non-decline. Which seven? Respect for the teacher, respect for the Dhamma, respect for the Saṃgha, respect for training, respect for concentration, compliance, having admirable friends. These seven qualities, lord, lead to a monkâs non-decline.â "That is what that devatṅ said. Having said it, she bowed down to me, circled me three times, and then disappeared right there." Respecting the Teacher respecting the Dhamma, and with fierce respect for the Saṃgha, respecting concentration, ardent, and with fierce respect for training, having admirable friends, compliant, deferential, respectful —incapable of decline— one is right in the presence of unbinding. - --> - - - -