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SN 48.66PTS SN 5.2371 min read

Seven Benefits

Dutiyaphalasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.66Linked Discourses 48.66
  • 0.27. Bodhipakkhiyavagga7. On the Side of Awakening

0.3DutiyaphalasuttaSeven Benefits

1.1PTS 5.237“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, indriyāni.“Mendicants, there are these five faculties.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Saddhindriyaṁ …pe… paññindriyaṁ—The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcindriyāni.These are the five faculties.

1.5Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā satta phalā sattānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā.Because of developing and cultivating these five faculties, seven fruits and benefits can be expected.1.6Katame satta phalā sattānisaṁsā?What seven?1.7Diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti,They attain enlightenment early on in this very life.1.8no ce diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti, atha maraṇakāle aññaṁ ārādheti.If not, they attain enlightenment at the time of death.1.9No ce diṭṭheva dhamme aññaṁ ārādheti, no ce maraṇakāle aññaṁ ārādheti, atha pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā antarāparinibbāyī hoti,If not, with the ending of the five lower fetters, they’re extinguished between one life and the next …1.10upahaccaparinibbāyī hoti,they’re extinguished upon landing …1.11asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti,they’re extinguished without extra effort …1.12sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī hoti,they’re extinguished with extra effort …1.13uddhaṁsoto hoti akaniṭṭhagāmī.they head upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm.

1.14Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā ime satta phalā sattānisaṁsā pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.Because of developing and cultivating these five faculties, these seven fruits and benefits can be expected.”

1.15Chaṭṭhaṁ.