Sagāthakasutta — Reader

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Sagāthakasutta

“Mendicants, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening. What four? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo. Katamehi catūhi? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti— itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

the teaching … the Saṅgha … And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion. A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”

Dhamme …pe… saṅghe …pe… ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.

That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say: “Whoever has faith in the Realized One, unwavering and well grounded;

Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: “Yassa saddhā tathāgate, acalā suppatiṭṭhitā;

whose ethical conduct is good, praised and loved by the noble ones; who has confidence in the Saṅgha, and correct view:

Sīlañca yassa kalyāṇaṁ, ariyakantaṁ pasaṁsitaṁ. Saṅghe pasādo yassatthi, ujubhūtañca dassanaṁ;

they’re said to be prosperous, their life is not in vain. So let the wise devote themselves to faith, ethical behaviour,

Adaliddoti taṁ āhu, amoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ. Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca, pasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ;

confidence, and insight into the teaching, remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṁ buddhānasāsanan”ti. Paṭhamaṁ.