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Linked Discourses 45.35 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.35

4. Practice – 4. Paṭipattivagga

SN 45.35 The Ascetic Life (1st) – Paṭhamasāmaññasutta

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you the ascetic life and the fruits of the ascetic life.

“Sāmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sāmaññaphalāni ca.

Listen …

Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the ascetic life?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ?

It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:

Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—

right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.

sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

This is called the ascetic life.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ.

And what are the fruits of the ascetic life?

Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, sāmaññaphalāni?

The fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.

Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—

These are called the fruits of the ascetic life.”

imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, sāmaññaphalānī”ti.