1.1PTS 5.25Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Sāmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, sāmaññaphalāni ca.“Mendicants, I will teach you the ascetic life and the fruits of the ascetic life.1.3Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.4Katamañca, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ?And what is the ascetic life?1.5Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:1.6sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.1.7Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāmaññaṁ.This is called the ascetic life.

1.8Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, sāmaññaphalāni?And what are the fruits of the ascetic life?1.9Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—The fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.1.10imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, sāmaññaphalānī”ti.These are called the fruits of the ascetic life.”

1.11Pañcamaṁ.