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Linked Discourses 55.5 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.5

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SN 55.5 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 of stream-entry’.

“‘sotāpattiyaṅgaṁ, sotāpattiyaṅgan’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati.

What is a factor of stream-entry?”

Katamaṁ nu kho, sāriputta, sotāpattiyaṅgan”ti?

“Sir, the factors of stream-entry are associating with good people, listening to the true teaching, proper attention, 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 of stream-entry are associating with good people, listening to the true teaching, proper attention, 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 thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi.”

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

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 and such name and 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 and such name and clan.”

Yo hi, sāriputta, iminā ariyena aṭṭhaṅgikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno, svāyaṁ āyasmā evaṁnāmo evaṅgotto”ti.