"We thus see that the Three Aggregates are presented in a particular order. The reason for this order is that each aggregate is the necessary condition for the one that follows it."

"We thus see that the Three Aggregates are presented in a parti-

cular order. The reason for this order is that each aggregate is

the necessary condition for the one that follows it. To call one

thing the necessary condition for something else is to say that in

the absence of the former the latter cannot occur. Thus Virtue

is the necessary condition for Concentration because without Virtue

it is impossible to achieve the Right Concentration of the Noble

Eightfold Path. And Concentration is the necessary condition for

wisdom because without this Right Concentration it is impossible

to achieve wisdom. This order has been established bv the Buddha.

Therefore it must not be interfered with either by altering the

sequence prescribed by the Master or by skipping any item."

-Kheminda Thera, The Way of Buddhist Meditation

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