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SN 55.47PTS SN 5.4031 min read

With Nandiya

Nandiyasutta

A noble disciple with the four factors of stream-entry is a stream-enterer.

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

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0.3NandiyasuttaWith Nandiya

1.1Kapilavatthunidānaṁ.At Kapilavatthu.1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho nandiyaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:Seated to one side, the Buddha said to Nandiya the Sakyan:

1.3“catūhi kho, nandiya, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.“Nandiya, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.

2.1Katamehi catūhi?What four?2.2Idha, nandiya, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …2.3itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.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, nandiya, 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.”

2.8Sattamaṁ.