28 special qualities of ascetic practices

28 special qualities of ascetic practices:
1. A pure means of livelihood
2. Its fruit is happy
3. It is blameless
4. It does not bring suffering to others
5. It has no fear
6. It is trouble-free
7. It is exclusively for growth
8. It is not for declining
9. It is not a deception
10. It is a protection
11. It is a giver of what is longed for
12. It is a taming for all beings
13. It is of benefit to restraint
14. It is seemly
15. Independent
16. Liberated
17. It is for the destruction of lust
18. It is for the destruction of hatred
19. It is for the destruction of delusion
20. For the getting rid of pride
21. The cutting off of wrong thought
22. The crossing over of doubts
23. The suppression of idleness
24. The getting rid of discontent
25. It engenders patience
26. It is beyond compare
27. Immeasurable
28. Leading to the destruction of all suffering
==References==
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
Category:Buddha's Lists