• Linked Discourses 55.5 Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.5

1. At Bamboo Gate 1. Veḷudvāravagga

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 tenupasaį¹…kami; upasaį¹…kamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisÄ«di. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

ā€œSāriputta, they speak of a ā€˜factor for stream-entry’. ā€œā€˜sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, sotāpattiyaį¹…gan’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is a factor for stream-entry?ā€ Katamaṁ nu kho, sāriputta, sotāpattiyaį¹…ganā€ti?

ā€œSir, the factors for stream-entry are associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching.ā€ ā€œSappurisasaṁsevo hi, bhante, sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, saddhammassavanaṁ sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, yonisomanasikāro sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, dhammānudhammappaį¹­ipatti sotāpattiyaį¹…ganā€ti.

ā€œGood, good, Sāriputta! ā€œSādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For the factors for stream-entry are associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching. Sappurisasaṁsevo hi, sāriputta, sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, saddhammassavanaṁ sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, yonisomanasikāro sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ, dhammānudhammappaį¹­ipatti sotāpattiyaį¹…gaṁ.

Sāriputta, they speak of ā€˜the stream’. ā€˜Soto, soto’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is the stream?ā€ Katamo nu kho, sāriputta, sotoā€ti?

ā€œSir, the stream is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: ā€œAyameva hi, bhante, ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo soto, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.ā€ sammādiį¹­į¹­hi, sammāsaį¹…kappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājÄ«vo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhÄ«ā€ti.

ā€œGood, good, Sāriputta! ā€œSādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For the stream is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: Ayameva hi, sāriputta, ariyo aį¹­į¹­haį¹…giko maggo soto, seyyathidaṁ—right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. sammādiį¹­į¹­hi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

Sāriputta, they speak of ā€˜a stream-enterer’. ā€˜Sotāpanno, sotāpanno’ti hidaṁ, sāriputta, vuccati. What is a stream-enterer?ā€ Katamo nu kho, sāriputta, sotāpannoā€ti?

ā€œSir, anyone who possesses this noble eightfold path is called a stream-enterer, the venerable of such and such name and clan.ā€ ā€œYo hi, bhante, iminā ariyena aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno, svāyaṁ āyasmā evaṁnāmo evaį¹…gottoā€ti.

ā€œGood, good, Sāriputta! ā€œSādhu sādhu, sāriputta. For anyone who possesses this noble eightfold path is called a stream-enterer, the venerable of such and such name and clan.ā€ Yo hi, sāriputta, iminā ariyena aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikena maggena samannāgato ayaṁ vuccati sotāpanno, svāyaṁ āyasmā evaṁnāmo evaį¹…gottoā€ti.