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Linked Discourses 45.37 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.37

4. Practice – 4. Paṭipattivagga

SN 45.37 The Brahmin Life (1st) – Paṭhamabrahmaññasutta

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you life as a brahmin and the fruits of life as a brahmin.

“Brahmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmaññaphalāni ca.

Listen …

Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is life as a brahmin?

Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ?

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 life as a brahmin.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ.

And what are the fruits of life as a brahmin?

Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalāni?

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

Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—

These are called the fruits of life as a brahmin.”

imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalānī”ti.