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Paṭhamabrahmaññasutta

The Brahmin Life (1st)

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Brahmaññañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, brahmaññaphalāni ca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you life as a brahmin and the fruits of life as a brahmin.

Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …

Katamañca kho, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ?
And what is life as a brahmin?

Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṁ—
It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:

sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, brahmaññaṁ.
This is called life as a brahmin.

Katamāni ca, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalāni?
And what are the fruits of life as a brahmin?

Sotāpattiphalaṁ, sakadāgāmiphalaṁ, anāgāmiphalaṁ, arahattaphalaṁ—
The fruits of stream-entry, once-return, non-return, and perfection.

imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, brahmaññaphalānī”ti.
These are called the fruits of life as a brahmin.”

Sattamaṁ.