they wore down this much,â still he knows they are worn through when they are worn through. "Just as when an ocean-going ship, rigged with masts & stays, after six months on the water, is left on shore for the winter: Its stays, weathered by the heat & wind, moistened by the clouds of the rainy season, easily wither & rot away. In the same way, when a monk dwells devoting himself to development, his fetters easily wither & rot away." Note 1. These seven sets of qualities are together termed the wings to awakening (bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma). According to DN 16, they constitute the Buddhaâs own summary of his most important teachings. See also: MN 126; SN 42:6; AN 3:93; AN 5:43 - --> - - - -