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Linked Discourses · SN 55.5

  • Linked Discourses 55.5Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.5
  • 1. At Bamboo Gate1. Veḷudvāravagga

With Sāriputta (2nd)Dutiyasāriputtasutta

Then Sāriputta went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

“Sāriputta, they speak of a ‘factor for stream-entry’.“‘sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, sotāpattiyaṅgan’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is a factor for stream-entry?”Katamaṁ nu kho, sāriputta, sotāpattiyaṅgan”ti?

“Sir, the factors for stream-entry are associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching.”“Sappurisasaṁsevo hi, bhante, sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, saddhammassavanaṁ sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, yonisomanasikāro sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti sotāpattiyaṅgan”ti.

“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For the factors for stream-entry are associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching.Sappurisasaṁsevo hi, sāriputta, sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, saddhammassavanaṁ sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, yonisomanasikāro sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ.

Sāriputta, they speak of ‘the stream’.‘Soto, soto’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is the stream?”Katamo nu kho, sāriputta, soto”ti?

“Sir, the stream is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:“Ayameva hi, bhante, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo soto, seyyathidaṁ— right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.”sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhī”ti.

“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For the stream is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:Ayameva hi, sāriputta, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo soto, seyyathidaṁ— right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

Sāriputta, they speak of ‘a stream-enterer’.‘Sotāpanno, sotāpanno’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is a stream-enterer?”Katamo nu kho, sāriputta, sotāpanno”ti?

“Sir, anyone who possesses this noble eightfold path is called a stream-enterer, the venerable of such name and such clan.”“Yo hi, bhante, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno, svāyaṁ āyasmā evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto”ti.

“Good, good, Sāriputta!“Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For anyone who possesses this noble eightfold path is called a stream-enterer, the venerable of such name and such clan.”Yo hi, sāriputta, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno, svāyaṁ āyasmā evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto”ti.

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