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What are the 37 branches of practice conducive to the Attainment of Wisdom?
The 37 factors of practice conducive to the process of the attainment of Wisdom comprise: Four Types of Foundations in Mindfulness relating to the cultivation of Insightful Cognition into the true nature of existence, Four Types of Perfect Efforts which aim to overcome Unwholesome Factors while Perfections of Virtues are being accumulated, Four Components of Meditative Absorption essential for the activation of Miraculous Feats, Five Mental Roots of Concentration which form the basis for the development of True Cognition, Five Faculties of True Cognition that make possible the attainment of Full Awakening, Seven Factors for Enlightenment leading to the realisation of Mirror-like Truthfulness, and the Noble Eightfold Path which brings cessation to the root causes of life's unsatisfactoriness and gives rise to a state of lasting happiness and freedom from all forms of future suffering.