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Linked Discourses 45.39 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.39

4. Practice – 4. Paṭipattivagga

SN 45.39 The Spiritual Path (1st) – Paṭhamabrahmacariyasutta

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, I will teach you the spiritual path and the fruits of the spiritual path.

“Brahmacariyañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmacariyaphalāni ca.

Listen …

Taṁ suṇātha.

And what is the spiritual path?

Katamañca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ?

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 spiritual path.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ.

And what are the fruits of the spiritual path?

Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaphalāni?

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

Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—

These are called the fruits of the spiritual path.”

imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaphalānī”ti.