Temperance

1 Dhammalsaddhalpabbajja: A layman hears a Buddha teach the Dhamma, comes to have faith in him, and decides to take ordination as a monk; 2 sila: He adopts the moral precepts; 3 indriyasamvara: He practises "guarding the six sense-doors"; 4 sati-sampajanna: He practises mindfulness and self-possession (actually described as mindfulness of the body, kdydnussati); 5 jhana 1: He finds an isolated spot in which to meditate, purifies his mind of the hindrances (nwarana), and attains the first rupa-jhana; 6 jhana 2: He attains the second jhana'; 7 jhana 3: He attains the third jhana; 8 jhana 4: He attains the fourth jhana; 9 pubbenivasanussati-nana: he recollects his many former existences in samsara; 10 sattanam cutupapata-nana: he observes the death and rebirth of beings according to their karmas; 11 dsavakkhaya-nana: He brings about the destruction of the dsavas (cankers), and attains a profound realization of (as opposed to mere knowledge about) the four noble truths; 12 vimutti: He perceives that he is now liberated, that he has done what was to be done.