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The Brahmin Life (1st)

Paṭhamabrahmaññasutta

The eightfold path is brahminhood. Its fruits are stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.37Linked Discourses 45.37
  • 0.24. Paṭipattivagga4. Practice

0.3PaṭhamabrahmaññasuttaThe Brahmin Life (1st)

1.1PTS 5.26Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Brahmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmaññaphalāni ca.“Mendicants, I will teach you life as a brahmin and the fruits of life as a brahmin.1.3Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.4Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ?And what is life as a brahmin?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, brahmaññaṁ.This is called life as a brahmin.

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

1.11Sattamaṁ.