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A Stream-Enterer (2nd)

Dutiyasotāpannasutta

One who understands the origin, the passing, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape regarding the five faculties is a stream-enterer.

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  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.3Linked Discourses 48.3
  • 0.21. Suddhikavagga1. Plain Version

0.3DutiyasotāpannasuttaA Stream-Enterer (2nd)

1.1PTS 5.194“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni.“Mendicants, there are these five faculties.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Saddhindriyaṁ, vīriyindriyaṁ, satindriyaṁ, samādhindriyaṁ, paññindriyaṁ.The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.1.4Yato kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako imesaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti—A noble disciple comes to truly understand these five faculties’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.1.5ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.Such a noble disciple is called a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”

1.6Tatiyaṁ.