1.1“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.¹

2.1PTS 5.344Katamehi catūhi?What four?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …2.3‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.2.4Dhamme …pe…the teaching …2.5saṅghe …pe…the Saṅgha …2.6ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.2.7Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”

3.1Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.3.2Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

4.1“Yesaṁ saddhā ca sīlañca,“Those who have faith and ethics,4.2Pasādo dhammadassanaṁ;confidence, and vision of the truth,4.3Te ve kālena paccenti,in time arrive at happiness,4.4Brahmacariyogadhaṁ sukhan”ti.the objective of the spiritual life.”

4.5Dutiyaṁ.