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Linked Discourses 55.2 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.2

1. At Bamboo Gate – 1. Veḷudvāravagga

SN 55.2 The Culmination of the Spiritual Life – Brahmacariyogadhasutta

 

“Bhikkhū, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.

What four?

Katamehi catūhi?

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:

 

‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.

the teaching …

Dhamme …pe…

the Saṅgha …

saṅghe …pe…

And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to samādhi.

ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.”

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.

That is what the Buddha said.

Idamavoca bhagavā.

Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

“Those who have faith and ethics,

“Yesaṁ saddhā ca sīlañca,

confidence, and vision of the truth,

Pasādo dhammadassanaṁ;

in time arrive at happiness,

Te ve kālena paccenti,

the culmination of the spiritual life.”

Brahmacariyogadhaṁ sukhan”ti.