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Sattadhātusutta
SN 14.11
Seven Elements
A rare group of seven elements: light, beauty, the four formless states, and the attainment of cessation. Each of these is known due to the negation of something: light vs. darkness, beauty vs. ugliness, and so on.
The Buddha points out that each of the great disciples has a retinue of students of a similar character. And the monks in Devadattas’s retinue all have evil wishes.