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The Anapanasati Sutta is much more subtle.

The Anapanasati Sutta states it brings the seven factors for awakening to their fulfilment.

It states a monk develops mindfulness as a factor for awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in relinquishment.

It states a monk develops the other factors of awakening dependent on seclusion, dependent on dispassion, dependent on cessation, resulting in relinquishment.

So here, the qualities that are listed at the end of the sixteen steps are also there at the beginning, namely, dispassion (viraga), cessation (nirodha), relinquishment (vossaga) plus seclusion (viveka).

Bhikkhu Bodhi explains in note 48 of his MN, "the use in this context signifies that the development of the enlightenment factors is directed to Nibbana as its goal during the preparatory stages of the path and as its object with the attainment of the supramundane paths".

As I mentioned earlier from SN 48.9, right concentration makes relinquishment (vossaga) its sole object.

As advised in MN 117, right mindfulness is maintaining right view in the mind. Right view is the Four Noble Truths, the abandoning of craving.

Nirodha is the abandoning of craving, as exhorted in the 3rd Noble Truth.

In short, the inclusion of these "abandonment dhammas" of seclusion, dispassion, cessation and relinquishment as preliminary requisites shows the Anapanasati Sutta is a much more subtle and advanced sutta.

The SS is learning to swim. The AS is diving into the stream.

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