At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, the eye is impermanent, decaying, and perishing. “Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; The ear, sotaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; nose, ghānaṁ aniccaṁ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; tongue, jivhā aniccā vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī; body, kāyo anicco vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi; and mind are impermanent, decaying, and perishing. mano anicco vipariṇāmī aññathābhāvī.

Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a follower by faith. They’ve arrived at surety in the right way, they’ve arrived at the level of the true person, and they’ve transcended the level of the untrue person. Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati—ayaṁ vuccati saddhānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; They can’t do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; They can’t die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry. abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti.

Someone who accepts these teachings after deliberating them with a degree of wisdom is called a follower of teachings. They’ve arrived at surety in the right way, they’ve arrived at the level of the true person, and they’ve transcended the level of the untrue person. Yassa kho, bhikkhave, ime dhammā evaṁ paññāya mattaso nijjhānaṁ khamanti, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘dhammānusārī, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ; They can’t do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya; They can’t die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry. abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti’.

Someone who understands and sees these principles is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, bound for awakening.” Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ pajānāti evaṁ passati, ayaṁ vuccati: ‘sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyano’”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.