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SN 56.4PTS SN 5.4151 min read

A Gentleman (2nd)

Dutiyakulaputtasutta

Members of good families go forth to penetrate the four noble truths.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.4Linked Discourses 56.4
  • 0.21. Samādhivagga1. Immersion

0.3DutiyakulaputtasuttaA Gentleman (2nd)

1.1PTS 5.416“Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ kulaputtā sammā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā yathābhūtaṁ abhisamesuṁ, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisamesuṁ.“Mendicants, whatever gentlemen—past,1.2Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, anāgatamaddhānaṁ kulaputtā sammā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā yathābhūtaṁ abhisamessanti, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisamessanti.future,1.3Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, etarahi kulaputtā sammā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā yathābhūtaṁ abhisamenti, sabbe te cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisamenti.or present—truly comprehend after rightly going forth from the lay life to homelessness, all of them truly comprehend the four noble truths.

2.1Katamāni cattāri?What four?2.2Dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ, dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā ariyasaccaṁ.The noble truths of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering. …2.3Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, atītamaddhānaṁ kulaputtā sammā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitā yathābhūtaṁ abhisamesuṁ …pe…2.4abhisamessanti …pe…2.5abhisamenti, sabbe te imāni cattāri ariyasaccāni yathābhūtaṁ abhisamenti.

3.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

3.2Catutthaṁ.