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Linked Discourses · SN 55.4

  • Linked Discourses 55.4Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.4
  • 1. At Bamboo Gate1. Veḷudvāravagga

With Sāriputta (1st)Paṭhamasāriputtasutta

At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ca sāriputto āyasmā ca ānando sāvatthiyaṁ viharanti jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Ānanda came out of retreat … and said to Sāriputta:Atha kho āyasmā ānando sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

“Reverend, how many things do people have to possess in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening?”“katinaṁ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, dhammānaṁ samannāgamanahetu evamayaṁ pajā bhagavatā byākatā sotāpannā avinipātadhammā niyatā sambodhiparāyaṇā”ti?

“Reverend, people have to possess four things in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.“Catunnaṁ kho, āvuso, dhammānaṁ samannāgamanahetu evamayaṁ pajā bhagavatā byākatā sotāpannā avinipātadhammā niyatā sambodhiparāyaṇā.

What four?Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …Idhāvuso, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti— the teaching …Dhamme …pe… the Saṅgha …saṅghe …pe… And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. People have to possess these four things in order for the Buddha to declare that they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”Imesaṁ kho, āvuso, catunnaṁ dhammānaṁ samannāgamanahetu evamayaṁ pajā bhagavatā byākatā sotāpannā avinipātadhammā niyatā sambodhiparāyaṇā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 55.13 With the Senior Monk Ānanda 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 55.13 2. The Royal Monastery With the Senior Monk Ānanda At one time the venerables Ānanda and Sāriputta were staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then in the late afternoon…
  2. SN 55.5 With Sāriputta (2nd) 0.60near 0.1Linked Discourses 55.5 1. At Bamboo Gate With Sāriputta (2nd) Then Sāriputta went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him: “Sāriputta, they speak of a ‘factor for stream-entry’. What is…
  3. SN 55.11 A Saṅgha of a Thousand Nuns 0.51near 0.1Linked Discourses 55.11 2. The Royal Monastery A Saṅgha of a Thousand Nuns At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the Royal Monastery. Then a Saṅgha of a thousand nuns went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood…