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SN 55.55PTS SN 5.4101 min read

The Fruit of Stream-Entry

Sotāpattiphalasutta

Association with good people, hearing the teaching, proper attention, and right practice lead to the fruit of stream-entry.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.55Linked Discourses 55.55
  • 0.26. Sappaññavagga6. A Wise Person

0.3SotāpattiphalasuttaThe Fruit of Stream-Entry

1.1PTS 5.411“Cattārome, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti.“Mendicants, when four things are developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of stream-entry.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?1.3Sappurisasaṁsevo, saddhammassavanaṁ, yonisomanasikāro, dhammānudhammappaṭipatti—Associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattantī”ti.When these four things are developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of stream-entry.”

1.5Pañcamaṁ.