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Benefit

Ānisaṁsasutta

Benefits of stream-entry.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.97Numbered Discourses 6.97
  • 0.210. Ānisaṁsavagga10. Benefit

0.3ĀnisaṁsasuttaBenefit

1.1“Chayime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya.“Mendicants, these are the six benefits of realizing the fruit of stream-entry.1.2Katame cha?What six?1.3Saddhammaniyato hoti, aparihānadhammo hoti, pariyantakatassa dukkhaṁ hoti, asādhāraṇena ñāṇena samannāgato hoti, hetu cassa sudiṭṭho, hetusamuppannā ca dhammā.You’re bound for the true teaching. You’re not liable to decline. You suffer only for a limited period. You have distinct knowledge. You’ve clearly seen causes and the phenomena that arise from causes.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, cha ānisaṁsā sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāyā”ti.These are the six benefits of realizing the fruit of stream-entry.”

1.5Dutiyaṁ.