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The Spiritual Path (1st)

Paṭhamabrahmacariyasutta

The eightfold path is the spiritual path. 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 45.39Linked Discourses 45.39
  • 0.24. Paṭipattivagga4. Practice

0.3PaṭhamabrahmacariyasuttaThe Spiritual Path (1st)

1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Brahmacariyañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmacariyaphalāni ca.“Mendicants, I will teach you the spiritual path and the fruits of the spiritual path.1.3Taṁ suṇātha.Listen …

1.4Katamañca, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṁ?And what is the spiritual path?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, brahmacariyaṁ.This is called the spiritual path.

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

1.11Navamaṁ.