The Brahmin Life (1st)

Paṭhamabrahmaññasutta

The Brahmin Life (1st)

Paṭhamabrahmaññasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you life as a brahmin and the fruits of life as a brahmin. Listen … And what is life as a brahmin?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Brahmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmaññaphalāni ca. Taṁ suṇātha. Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ?
EN
It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. This is called life as a brahmin. And what are the fruits of life as a brahmin?
PL
Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ— sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ. Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalāni?
EN
The fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection. These are called the fruits of life as a brahmin.”
PL
Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ— imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalānī”ti. Sattamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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